Please note: This is an inactive repository preserved as a starting point in case someone want to revisit or study the script. Please see the appendix below -- you likely want the MKL now included in your distro instead of following this by now rather old script.
MKL for .deb-based systems: An easy recipe
This post describes how to easily install the Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL) on a Debian or Ubuntu system. Very good basic documentation is provided by Intel at their site. The discussion here is more narrow as it focusses just on the Math Kernel Library (MKL).
The tl;dr version: Use this script which contains the commands described here.
First Step: Set up apt
We download the GnuPG key first and add it to the keyring:
cd /tmp
wget https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS-2019.PUB
apt-key add GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS-2019.PUBTo add all Intel products we would run first command, but here we focus just on the MKL. The website above lists other suboptions (TBB, DAAL, MPI, ...)
## all products:
#wget https://apt.repos.intel.com/setup/intelproducts.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intelproducts.list
## just MKL
sh -c 'echo deb https://apt.repos.intel.com/mkl all main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-mkl.list'We then update our lists of what is available in the repositories.
apt-get update
As a personal aside, I still use the awesome `wajig` frontend to `dpkg`, `apt` and more by
[Graham Williams](https://togaware.com/about/graham-williams/) (of [rattle](https://cran.r-project.org/package=rattle) fame).
Among other tricks, `wajig` keeps state and therefore "knows" what packages are new. Here, we see _a lot_:
edd@rob:/tmp$ wajig update
Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful InRelease
Ign:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-updates InRelease
Hit:4 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu artful InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-backports InRelease
Ign:6 https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu artful/ InRelease
Hit:7 https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu artful/ Release
Hit:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-security InRelease
Hit:9 https://apt.repos.intel.com/mkl all InRelease
Hit:10 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
Hit:12 https://packagecloud.io/slacktechnologies/slack/debian jessie InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
This is 367 up on the previous count with 367 new packages.
edd@rob:/tmp$ wajig new
Package Description
========================-===================================================
intel-mkl-gnu-f-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-c-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-f-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-rt-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-32bit-jp-174 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-doc-ps-2018 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-rt-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-cluster-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-jp-196 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-jp-239 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-f-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-mic-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-64bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-common-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-2018.2-046 Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-cluster-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-64bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2018 for Linux*
intel-comp-l-all-vars-196 Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-ps-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-f-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-openmp-18.0.0-128 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-ps-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-mic-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-c-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-doc-f-jp Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-2018.1-038 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-all-196 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-rt-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-comp-nomcu-vars-18.0.0-128 Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-64bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-ps-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-f-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-rt-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-psxe-2018.2-046 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-doc-c Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-174 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-comp-l-all-vars-174 Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-rt-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-32bit-jp-196 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-rt-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-openmp-18.0.1-163 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-64bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-c-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-rt-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-2018.2-046 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-comp-l-all-vars-18.0.0-128 Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-jp-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-openmp-32bit-18.0.0-128 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-ps-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-tbb-mic-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-psxe-2018.1-038 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-64bit-2017.4-061 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-rt-jp-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-doc-2018 Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-tbb-mic-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-c-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-c-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-rt-jp-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-c-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-f-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-psxe-050 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-64bit-2018.2-046 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-rt-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-rt-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-doc-f Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-common-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-rt-jp-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-f-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-64bit-2018.0-033 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-c-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-64bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-openmp-32bit-18.0.2-199 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-rt-jp-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-rt-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-jp-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-tbb-mic-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-061 Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2017 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-cluster-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-196 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2017 Update 6 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-rt-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-all-174 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-c-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-64bit-2018.1-038 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-f-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-common-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-64bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-common-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-f-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-jp-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-all-32bit-196 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-rt-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-056 Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-2018.0-033 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-comp-l-all-vars-18.0.2-199 Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-ps-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-rt-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-c-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-ps-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-rt-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-common-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-all-239 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-mkl-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-rt-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-239 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2017 Update 8 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-f-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-64bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-common-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-comp-nomcu-vars-18.0.2-199 Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-ps-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-rt-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-64bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-c-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-doc Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-rt-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-174 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-64bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-c-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-f-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-c-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-rt-jp-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-64bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-rt-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-c-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-f-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-rt-jp-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-239 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-mkl-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-c-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-all-32bit-174 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-rt-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-rt-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-c-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-rt-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-common-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-f-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-ps-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-64bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-64bit-2017.3-056 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-2017.4-061 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-64bit-2017.2-050 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-c-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-rt-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-2017.3-056 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-f-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-rt-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-all-32bit-239 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-mkl-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-f-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-2017.4-061 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-doc Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2017 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-tbb-libs-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-2017.2-050 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-tbb-mic-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-2018.1-038 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-ps-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-tbb-mic-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-rt-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-f-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-psxe-061 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-rt-jp-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-ps-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-doc-jp Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-rt-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-rt-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-196 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-openmp-18.0.2-199 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-openmp-32bit-18.0.1-163 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-comp-l-all-vars-239 Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-c-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-f-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-c-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-rt-jp-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-2018.0-033 Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-mic-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-64bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-psxe-056 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-c-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-comp-l-all-vars-18.0.1-163 Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-psxe-2018.0-033 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-jp-174 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-rt-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-f-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-2018.0-033 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-doc Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-c-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-f-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-c-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-tbb-mic-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-sta-common-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-32bit-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-f-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-2018.2-046 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-f-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-doc-c-jp Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-doc-2018 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-c-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-rt-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-common-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-f95-common-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-c-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-cluster-rt-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-cluster-f-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-f-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-c-ps-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-common-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-2017.3-056 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-rt-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-eula-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-2018.1-038 Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-f-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-ps-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-rt-jp-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-pgi-rt-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-2017.2-050 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-f-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-pgi-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-comp-nomcu-vars-18.0.1-163 Intel(R) Compilers 18.0 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-f-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-tbb-rt-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-common-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-c-32bit-2018.2-199 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-cluster-rt-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-core-2018.1-163 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 Update 1 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-gnu-f-32bit-196 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 3 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-f95-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-mic-cluster-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-psxe-common-050 Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-cluster-c-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-rt-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-mkl-32bit-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
intel-openmp-l-ps-libs-32bit-jp-239 OpenMP for Intel(R) Compilers 17.0 Update 5 for Linux*
intel-mkl-ps-ss-tbb-rt-32bit-239 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 4 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-f-rt-32bit-2018.0-128 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2018 for Linux*
intel-mkl-gnu-174 Intel(R) Math Kernel Library 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
edd@rob:/tmp$Install MKL
Now that we have everything set up, installing the MKL is as simple as:
apt-get install intel-mkl-64bit-2018.2-046This picks the 64-bit only variant of the (currently) most recent builds.
There is a slight cost: a 500mb download of 39 packages which install to 1.9 gb! Other than that it is easy: one command! Compare that with the days of yore when we fetched shar archives of NETLIB...
Integrate MKL
One the key advantages of a Debian or Ubuntu system is the overall integration providing a raft of useful features. One of these is the seamless and automatic selection of alternatives. By declaring a particular set of BLAS and LAPACK libraries the default, all application linked against this interface will use the default. Better still, users can switch between these as well.
So here we can make the MKL default for BLAS and LAPACK:
## update alternatives
update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblas.so \
libblas.so-x86_64-linux-gnu /opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.so 50
update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblas.so.3 \
libblas.so.3-x86_64-linux-gnu /opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.so 50
update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblapack.so \
liblapack.so-x86_64-linux-gnu /opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.so 50
update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblapack.so.3 \
liblapack.so.3-x86_64-linux-gnu /opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.so 50Next, we have to tell the dyanmic linker about two directories use by the MKL, and have it update its cache:
echo "/opt/intel/lib/intel64" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/mkl.conf
echo "/opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64" >> /etc/ld.so.conf.d/mkl.conf
ldconfigSet An Environment Variable
As discussed in issue ticket #2, mixing Intel OpenMP and GNU OpenMP run-times in one application can lead to issues.
Since most of the open-source performance libraries use GNU OpenMP it is safer to make the MKL
library also use GNU OpenMP as well by setting MKL_THREADING_LAYER=GNU in either
/etc/environment or your local per-user settings.
Here we use the file in /etc:
echo "MKL_THREADING_LAYER=GNU" >> /etc/environmentThanks to Evarist Fomenko from Intel's Novosibirsk office for help with this point.
Use the MKL
Now the MKL is 'known' and the default. If we start R, its sessionInfo() shows the MKL:
Matrix products: default
BLAS/LAPACK: /opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.2.199/linux/mkl/lib/intel64_lin/libmkl_rt.soBenchmarks
# Vanilla r-base Rocker with default reference BLAS
> n <- 1e3 ; X <- matrix(rnorm(n*n),n,n); system.time(svd(X))
user system elapsed
2.239 0.004 2.266
>
# OpenBlas added to r-base Rocker
> n <- 1e3 ; X <- matrix(rnorm(n*n),n,n); system.time(svd(X))
user system elapsed
1.367 2.297 0.353
>
# MKL added to r-base Rocker
> n <- 1e3 ; X <- matrix(rnorm(n*n),n,n)
> system.time(svd(X))
user system elapsed
1.772 0.056 0.350
> So just R (with reference BLAS) is slow. (Using Docker is done here to have clean comparisons while not altering the outer host system; impact of running Docker on Linux should be minimal.) Adding OpenBLAS helps quite a bit already by offering multi-core processing -- the, and MKL does not yet improve materially over OpenBLAS. Now, this of course was not any serious benchmarking---we just ran one SVD. More to do as time permits...
Removal, if needed
Another rather nice benefit of the package management is that clean removal is also possible:
root@c9f8062fbd93:/tmp# apt-get autoremove intel-mkl-64bit-2018.2-046
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
intel-comp-l-all-vars-18.0.2-199 intel-comp-nomcu-vars-18.0.2-199 intel-mkl-64bit-2018.2-046
intel-mkl-cluster-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-cluster-c-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-cluster-common-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-cluster-f-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-cluster-rt-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-common-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-common-c-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-common-c-ps-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-common-f-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-common-ps-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-core-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-core-c-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-core-f-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-core-ps-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-core-rt-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-doc-2018 intel-mkl-doc-ps-2018 intel-mkl-f95-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-f95-common-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-gnu-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-gnu-c-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-gnu-f-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-gnu-f-rt-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-gnu-rt-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-pgi-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-pgi-c-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-pgi-f-2018.2-199
intel-mkl-pgi-rt-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-psxe-2018.2-046 intel-mkl-tbb-2018.2-199 intel-mkl-tbb-rt-2018.2-199
intel-openmp-18.0.2-199 intel-psxe-common-2018.2-046 intel-psxe-common-doc-2018 intel-tbb-libs-2018.2-199
intel-tbb-libs-32bit-2018.2-199 libisl15
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 40 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 1,904 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
root@c9f8062fbd93:/tmp# where we said 'no' just to illustrate the option.
As a second step, you want to also update the alternatives setting via
update-alternatives --remove libblas.so-x86_64-linux-gnu \
/opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.so
update-alternatives --remove libblas.so.3-x86_64-linux-gnu \
/opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.so
update-alternatives --remove liblapack.so-x86_64-linux-gnu \
/opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.so
update-alternatives --remove liblapack.so.3-x86_64-linux-gnu \
/opt/intel/mkl/lib/intel64/libmkl_rt.soSummary
Package management systems are fabulous. Kudos to Intel for supporting apt (and also yum in case you are on an rpm-based system).
We can install the MKL with just a few commands (which we regrouped in this script).
The MKL has a serious footprint with an installed size of just under 2gb. But for those doing extended amounts of numerical analysis, installing this library may well be worth it.
Appendix
2021 Update: The post and script were originally written in 2018, and while
they have been updated, things do sometimes change. So these days for example Ubuntu
has (meta-)package intel-mkl
starting from release 20.04 ("focal") and never---so there you can just say sudo apt install intel-mkl.