How To Install libvolk1-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk1-dev on Debian 9.
What is libvolk1-dev
libvolk1-dev 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 contains the header files. For documentation, see libvolk-doc.
There are three methods to install libvolk1-dev on Debian 9. 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvolk1-dev
Install libvolk1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvolk1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvolk1-dev
Install libvolk1-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvolk1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvolk1-dev
How To Uninstall libvolk1-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libvolk1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvolk1-dev
Uninstall libvolk1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvolk1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolk1-dev
Remove libvolk1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvolk1-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvolk1-dev
Remove libvolk1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvolk1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolk1-dev
Dependencies
libvolk1-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk1-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.