How To Install libigc-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc-tools on Debian 12.
What is libigc-tools
libigc-tools is:
The Intel(R) Graphics Compiler for OpenCL(TM) is an llvm based compiler for OpenCL(TM) targeting Intel Gen graphics hardware architecture.
This package includes tools for the media driver.
There are three methods to install libigc-tools 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 libigc-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libigc-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libigc-tools
Install libigc-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libigc-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libigc-tools
Install libigc-tools 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 libigc-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libigc-tools
How To Uninstall libigc-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libigc-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libigc-tools
Uninstall libigc-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libigc-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libigc-tools
Remove libigc-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libigc-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libigc-tools
Remove libigc-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libigc-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libigc-tools
Dependencies
libigc-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
