How To Install llvmlite-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install llvmlite-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. llvmlite-doc is LLVM Python binding for writing JIT compilers (docs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install llvmlite-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is llvmlite-doc

llvmlite-doc is:

llvmlite uses the LLVM library for JIT (just-in-time) compilation of Python code into native machine instructions during runtime. Instead of exposing large parts of the LLVM C++ API for direct calls into the LLVM library, llvmlite follows a lightweight multi-layered approach.

This package contains the documentation and example code.

There are three methods to install llvmlite-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 llvmlite-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 llvmlite-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install llvmlite-doc

Install llvmlite-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install llvmlite-doc

Install llvmlite-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 llvmlite-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install llvmlite-doc

How To Uninstall llvmlite-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the llvmlite-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove llvmlite-doc

Uninstall llvmlite-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove llvmlite-doc

Remove llvmlite-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge llvmlite-doc

Remove llvmlite-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge llvmlite-doc

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Summary

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