How To Install clblas-client on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install clblas-client on Ubuntu 18.04. clblas-client is client program for clBLAS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clblas-client on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is clblas-client

clblas-client is:

This library provides an implementation of the Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms levels 1, 2 and 3, using OpenCL and optimized for AMD GPU hardware.

This package provides the client program.

There are three methods to install clblas-client 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 clblas-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clblas-client

Install clblas-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install clblas-client

Install clblas-client 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 clblas-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clblas-client

How To Uninstall clblas-client on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the clblas-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clblas-client

Uninstall clblas-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clblas-client

Remove clblas-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge clblas-client

Remove clblas-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clblas-client

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Summary

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