Problem : Torch installation fails to install dependencies (“bash install-deps”) with the message “Error. OpenBLAS could not be compiled”
Reason : gfortran dependencies could not be located.
Fix : Make sure gfortran and gcc are of the same versions. On terminal –
gcc --version
gfortran --version
sudo update-alternatives --config gcc
Enter the number corresponding to the version of gfortran. (my case 5)
Run install-deps again.
Should finish to completion this time.

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