How To Install libopencl-clang10 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencl-clang10 on Ubuntu 20.04. libopencl-clang10 is thin wrapper for clang

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencl-clang10 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libopencl-clang10

libopencl-clang10 is:

Opencl-clang is a thin wrapper library around clang. It has an OpenCL-oriented API and is capable of compiling OpenCL C kernels to SPIR-V modules.

There are three methods to install libopencl-clang10 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopencl-clang10 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencl-clang10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopencl-clang10

Install libopencl-clang10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencl-clang10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopencl-clang10

Install libopencl-clang10 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencl-clang10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopencl-clang10

How To Uninstall libopencl-clang10 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libopencl-clang10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopencl-clang10

Uninstall libopencl-clang10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopencl-clang10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencl-clang10

Remove libopencl-clang10 Configurations and Data

To remove libopencl-clang10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencl-clang10

Remove libopencl-clang10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopencl-clang10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencl-clang10

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencl-clang10 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.