How To Install libopencl-clang11 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencl-clang11 on Debian 11.
What is libopencl-clang11
libopencl-clang11 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-clang11 on Debian 11. 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-clang11 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-clang11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencl-clang11
Install libopencl-clang11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencl-clang11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencl-clang11
Install libopencl-clang11 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 libopencl-clang11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencl-clang11
How To Uninstall libopencl-clang11 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libopencl-clang11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencl-clang11
Uninstall libopencl-clang11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencl-clang11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencl-clang11
Remove libopencl-clang11 Configurations and Data
To remove libopencl-clang11 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencl-clang11
Remove libopencl-clang11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencl-clang11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencl-clang11
Dependencies
libopencl-clang11 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencl-clang11 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
