How To Install libcu++-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcu++-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcu++-dev is NVIDIA C++ Standard Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcu++-dev on Debian 12.

What is libcu++-dev

libcu++-dev is:

libcu++ provides a heterogeneous implementation of the C++ Standard Library that can be used in and between CPU and GPU code.

Using libcu++ is as simple as using the C++ Standard Library. All that is needed is adding ‘cuda/std/’ to the start of the Standard Library includes and ‘cuda::’ before any uses of ‘std::’:

  • #include <cuda/std/atomic>
  • cuda::std::atomic x;

There are three methods to install libcu++-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcu++-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 libcu++-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcu++-dev

Install libcu++-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcu++-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcu++-dev

Install libcu++-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcu++-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcu++-dev

How To Uninstall libcu++-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcu++-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcu++-dev

Uninstall libcu++-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcu++-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcu++-dev

Remove libcu++-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcu++-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcu++-dev

Remove libcu++-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcu++-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcu++-dev

Dependencies

libcu++-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcu++-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.