How To Install libpoclu-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoclu-dev on Debian 9.
What is libpoclu-dev
libpoclu-dev is:
Portable Computing Language is an open source implementation of the OpenCL standard which can be easily adapted for new targets. One of the goals of the project is improving performance portability of OpenCL programs, avoiding the need for target-dependent manual optimizations. A “native” target is included, which allows running OpenCL kernels on the host (CPU).
This package provides the development files for the pocl utility library, that provides various facilities to write OpenCL programs.
There are three methods to install libpoclu-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpoclu-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 libpoclu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpoclu-dev
Install libpoclu-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpoclu-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpoclu-dev
Install libpoclu-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 libpoclu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpoclu-dev
How To Uninstall libpoclu-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpoclu-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpoclu-dev
Uninstall libpoclu-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpoclu-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoclu-dev
Remove libpoclu-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpoclu-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpoclu-dev
Remove libpoclu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpoclu-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoclu-dev
Dependencies
libpoclu-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoclu-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
