How To Install libvolk2-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk2-bin on Debian 12.
What is libvolk2-bin
libvolk2-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 to customize settings for the system; volk_modtool to create new optimized modules; and volk-config-info to show settings.
There are three methods to install libvolk2-bin on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvolk2-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 libvolk2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvolk2-bin
Install libvolk2-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvolk2-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvolk2-bin
Install libvolk2-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvolk2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvolk2-bin
How To Uninstall libvolk2-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvolk2-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvolk2-bin
Uninstall libvolk2-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvolk2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolk2-bin
Remove libvolk2-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libvolk2-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvolk2-bin
Remove libvolk2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvolk2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolk2-bin
Dependencies
libvolk2-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk2-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
