How To Install libviennacl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libviennacl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libviennacl-doc
libviennacl-doc is:
The Vienna Computing Library (ViennaCL) is a scientific computing library written in C++ and based on OpenCL. It allows simple, high-level access to the vast computing resources available on parallel architectures such as GPUs and is primarily focused on common linear algebra operations (BLAS levels 1, 2 and
- and the solution of large systems of equations by means of iterative methods with optional preconditioner.
This package contains the Doxygen-generated source code and the user documentation.
There are three methods to install libviennacl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libviennacl-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libviennacl-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libviennacl-doc
Install libviennacl-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libviennacl-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libviennacl-doc
Install libviennacl-doc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libviennacl-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libviennacl-doc
How To Uninstall libviennacl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libviennacl-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libviennacl-doc
Uninstall libviennacl-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libviennacl-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libviennacl-doc
Remove libviennacl-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libviennacl-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libviennacl-doc
Remove libviennacl-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libviennacl-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libviennacl-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libviennacl-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
