How To Install libigc-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc-tools on Kali Linux. libigc-tools is Intel graphics compiler for OpenCL – media tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc-tools on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libigc-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libigc-tools

How To Uninstall libigc-tools on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.