How To Install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn on Kali Linux.

What is gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

gcc-10-offload-amdgcn is:

The package provides offloading support for AMD GCN. OpenMP and OpenACC programs linked with -fopenmp will by default add GCN code into the binaries, which can be offloaded to AMD GCN capable devices if available.

There are three methods to install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

Install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

Install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

How To Uninstall gcc-10-offload-amdgcn on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gcc-10-offload-amdgcn package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

Uninstall gcc-10-offload-amdgcn And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-10-offload-amdgcn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

Remove gcc-10-offload-amdgcn Configurations and Data

To remove gcc-10-offload-amdgcn configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

Remove gcc-10-offload-amdgcn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gcc-10-offload-amdgcn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-10-offload-amdgcn

Dependencies

gcc-10-offload-amdgcn have the following dependencies:

• gcc-10-base
• gcc-10
• libc6-dev
• libgomp-plugin-amdgcn1
• amdgcn-tools
• libc6
• libgmp10

References

• gcc-10-offload-amdgcn website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-10-offload-amdgcn package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.