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

Introduction

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

What is gcc-10-offload-nvptx

gcc-10-offload-nvptx is:

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

There are three methods to install gcc-10-offload-nvptx 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-nvptx 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-nvptx using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install gcc-10-offload-nvptx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

Install gcc-10-offload-nvptx 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-nvptx using aptitude by running the following command:

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

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

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

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

Uninstall gcc-10-offload-nvptx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-10-offload-nvptx 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-nvptx

Remove gcc-10-offload-nvptx Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

• gcc-10-base
• gcc-10
• libc6-dev
• nvptx-tools
• libgomp-plugin-nvptx1
• libc6
• libgmp10

References

• gcc-10-offload-nvptx website

Summary

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