How To Install libdlpack-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlpack-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libdlpack-dev
libdlpack-dev is:
DLPack is an open in-memory tensor structure to for sharing tensor among frameworks. DLPack enables
- Easier sharing of operators between deep learning frameworks.
- Easier wrapping of vendor level operator implementations, allowing collaboration when introducing new devices/ops.
- Quick swapping of backend implementations, like different version of BLAS
- For final users, this could bring more operators, and possibility of mixing usage between frameworks.
DLPack do not intend to implement of Tensor and Ops, but instead use this as common bridge to reuse tensor and ops across frameworks.
There are three methods to install libdlpack-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdlpack-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdlpack-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdlpack-dev
Install libdlpack-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdlpack-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdlpack-dev
Install libdlpack-dev 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 libdlpack-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdlpack-dev
How To Uninstall libdlpack-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libdlpack-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdlpack-dev
Uninstall libdlpack-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdlpack-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdlpack-dev
Remove libdlpack-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdlpack-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdlpack-dev
Remove libdlpack-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdlpack-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdlpack-dev
Dependencies
libdlpack-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdlpack-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.