How To Install libvolk1.3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk1.3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvolk1.3
libvolk1.3 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.
There are three methods to install libvolk1.3 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 libvolk1.3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvolk1.3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvolk1.3
Install libvolk1.3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvolk1.3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvolk1.3
Install libvolk1.3 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 libvolk1.3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvolk1.3
How To Uninstall libvolk1.3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvolk1.3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvolk1.3
Uninstall libvolk1.3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvolk1.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolk1.3
Remove libvolk1.3 Configurations and Data
To remove libvolk1.3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvolk1.3
Remove libvolk1.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvolk1.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolk1.3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk1.3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
