How To Install intel-opencl-icd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install intel-opencl-icd on Kali Linux. intel-opencl-icd is Intel graphics compute runtime for OpenCL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install intel-opencl-icd on Kali Linux.

What is intel-opencl-icd

intel-opencl-icd is:

The Intel(R) Graphics Compute Runtime for OpenCL(TM) is a open source project to converge Intel’s development efforts on OpenCL(TM) compute stacks supporting the GEN graphics hardware architecture.

Supported platforms:

  • Intel Core Processors with Gen8 GPU (Broadwell) - OpenCL 2.1
  • Intel Core Processors with Gen9 GPU (Skylake, Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake) - OpenCL 2.1
  • Intel Atom Processors with Gen9 GPU (Apollo Lake, Gemini Lake) - OpenCL 1.2
  • Intel Core Processors with Gen11 GPU (Ice Lake) - OpenCL 2.1

There are three methods to install intel-opencl-icd 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 intel-opencl-icd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install intel-opencl-icd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install intel-opencl-icd

Install intel-opencl-icd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install intel-opencl-icd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install intel-opencl-icd

Install intel-opencl-icd 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 intel-opencl-icd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install intel-opencl-icd

How To Uninstall intel-opencl-icd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the intel-opencl-icd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove intel-opencl-icd

Uninstall intel-opencl-icd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall intel-opencl-icd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove intel-opencl-icd

Remove intel-opencl-icd Configurations and Data

To remove intel-opencl-icd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge intel-opencl-icd

Remove intel-opencl-icd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove intel-opencl-icd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge intel-opencl-icd

Dependencies

intel-opencl-icd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install intel-opencl-icd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.