How To Install python3-gimmik on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gimmik on Debian 9. python3-gimmik is generator of matrix multiplication kernels (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gimmik on Debian 9.

What is python3-gimmik

python3-gimmik is:

GiMMiK is a Python based kernel generator for matrix multiplication kernels for various accelerator platforms. For small operator matrices the generated kernels are capable of outperfoming the state-of-the-art general matrix multiplication routines such as cuBLAS GEMM or clBLAS GEMM.

This package provides the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-gimmik 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 python3-gimmik Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gimmik using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gimmik

Install python3-gimmik Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gimmik using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-gimmik

Install python3-gimmik 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 python3-gimmik using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gimmik

How To Uninstall python3-gimmik on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-gimmik package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-gimmik

Uninstall python3-gimmik And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gimmik and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gimmik

Remove python3-gimmik Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gimmik configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gimmik

Remove python3-gimmik configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-gimmik configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gimmik

Dependencies

python3-gimmik have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gimmik package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.