How To Install libvolk1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. libvolk1-bin is vector optimized runtime tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libvolk1-bin

libvolk1-bin is:

Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels is designed to help applications work with the processor’s SIMD instruction sets. These are very powerful vector operations that can give signal processing a huge boost in performance.

This package includes the volk_profile tool.

There are three methods to install libvolk1-bin 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 libvolk1-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvolk1-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvolk1-bin

Install libvolk1-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvolk1-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvolk1-bin

Install libvolk1-bin 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 libvolk1-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvolk1-bin

How To Uninstall libvolk1-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libvolk1-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvolk1-bin

Uninstall libvolk1-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvolk1-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolk1-bin

Remove libvolk1-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libvolk1-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvolk1-bin

Remove libvolk1-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvolk1-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolk1-bin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk1-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.