How To Install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn on Debian 12.
What is gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
gcc-11-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-11-offload-amdgcn on Debian 12. 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-11-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-11-offload-amdgcn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
Install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
Install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn 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 gcc-11-offload-amdgcn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
How To Uninstall gcc-11-offload-amdgcn on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gcc-11-offload-amdgcn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
Uninstall gcc-11-offload-amdgcn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-11-offload-amdgcn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
Remove gcc-11-offload-amdgcn Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-11-offload-amdgcn configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
Remove gcc-11-offload-amdgcn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-11-offload-amdgcn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-11-offload-amdgcn
Dependencies
gcc-11-offload-amdgcn have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-11-offload-amdgcn package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
