Intel® MKL and Intel® IPP Linux* Installation Options

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August 3, 2009 12:00 AM PDT


Below are common problems and methods for installing

  • Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL)
  • Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel® IPP)

on various Linux* distributions. The libraries are tested on the distributions listed in the Intel MKL system requirements and Intel IPP system requirements and direct installation will work for these versions.

If installation is not working on your Linux distribution, first check that you are installing the latest available package, as we are continually updating our installation software. Below are methods for and known issues with installing on various Linux distributions. These methods may work for some unsupported Linux operating systems and are only recommendations.
 

Manual RPM Installation

For Linux distributions which support RPM installation, manually install the RPM package when installation script fails:

  1. Decompress the download package files.
  2. Go to rpm folder
  3. Use rpm to install the package:
     #rpm -ivh --nodeps --ignorearch *.rpm
    or use the following command at Ubuntu* and Debian* systems:
     # rpm -ivh --nodeps --ignorearch --force-debian *.rpm

Alternative Method for Installing on Non-RPM Linux Distributions

  1. Decompress the download package files.
  2. Find the RPM in the extracted folder.
  3. Convert the RPM file to your Linux install package format (e.g. use alien or rpmtocpio to convert the RPM to other formats).
  4. Use the appropriate Linux package mechanism to install.


Error Message with Linux Commands

The installer uses the following external commands to operate with the OS:

grep, cp, chmod, uniq, rm, id, mktemp, mkdir, rmdir, readlink, uname, egrep, sed, tr, cut, basename, date, cpio, find, wc, cat, tac, ls, gunzip, stat, dd, df, du

These commands are considered default for Linux distributions and have standardized output. The installer will check these Linux commands. If any required command is missing, the installer will suggest such error and exit. If a command has been moved to an alias or manually changed, the installer is unable to find the system command. It will also print the error message.

If users choose manual RPM installation, they also need to make sure these commands are available at the system.  Any missing command may make the RPM installation report some error messages, such as "rm: cannot lstat `.' in `.': Stale NFS file handle".

To fix this issue, reinstall the commands and then install the Intel MKL or Intel IPP.
 

Technical Support

In order for us to investiate your installation problem, please provide the following information:

  1. Provide step-by-step instructions to reproduce the problem.
  2. If possible, capture a screenshot that shows the problem.
  3. Provide installation log files named /tmp/intel.issa.<unique string>.log and /tmp/intel.pset.<unique string>.log
  4. Provide information about your Linux OS:  cat /etc/*issue
  5. Provide information about partition/disk space:  df -h
  6. Provide information about your machine architecture:  uname -a
  7. Provide information about other installed Intel products:  rpm -qa | grep intel
  8. Provide the name, version and package number of the Intel product you are trying to install.


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This article applies to: Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives Knowledge Base,   Intel® Math Kernel Library Knowledge Base