How To Install nvidia-cg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-cg-dev
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nvidia-cg-dev
nvidia-cg-dev is:
The Nvidia Cg Toolkit provides a compiler for the Cg language, runtime libraries for use with both leading graphics APIs, runtime libraries for CgFX, example applications, and extensive documentation. Supporting over 24 different OpenGL and DirectX profile targets, Cg will allow you to incorporate stunning interactive effects into your 3D applications.
The components include:
- NVIDIA Cg Compiler
- Unified Cg/CgFX Runtime
- Cg User’s Manual
- Cg Language Specification
- Example programs and shaders
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install nvidia-cg-dev
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nvidia-cg-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 nvidia-cg-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-cg-dev
Install nvidia-cg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-cg-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-cg-dev
Install nvidia-cg-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-cg-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-cg-dev
How To Uninstall nvidia-cg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nvidia-cg-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-cg-dev
Uninstall nvidia-cg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-cg-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-cg-dev
Remove nvidia-cg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-cg-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-cg-dev
Remove nvidia-cg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-cg-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-cg-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-cg-dev
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.