How To Install libigc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc-dev on Kali Linux. libigc-dev is Intel graphics compiler for OpenCL – core development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libigc-dev

libigc-dev is:

The Intel(R) Graphics Compiler for OpenCL(TM) is an llvm based compiler for OpenCL(TM) targeting Intel Gen graphics hardware architecture.

This package includes files for IGC core development.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install libigc-dev

Install libigc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libigc-dev

Install libigc-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libigc-dev

How To Uninstall libigc-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libigc-dev

Uninstall libigc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libigc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libigc-dev

Remove libigc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libigc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libigc-dev

Remove libigc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libigc-dev

Dependencies

libigc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.