How To Install libopencl-clang13 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencl-clang13 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libopencl-clang13
libopencl-clang13 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-clang13 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-clang13 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-clang13 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencl-clang13
Install libopencl-clang13 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencl-clang13 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencl-clang13
Install libopencl-clang13 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-clang13 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencl-clang13
How To Uninstall libopencl-clang13 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libopencl-clang13 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencl-clang13
Uninstall libopencl-clang13 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencl-clang13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencl-clang13
Remove libopencl-clang13 Configurations and Data
To remove libopencl-clang13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencl-clang13
Remove libopencl-clang13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencl-clang13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencl-clang13
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencl-clang13 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
