How To Install libigc1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc1 on Kali Linux. libigc1 is Intel graphics compiler for OpenCL – core libs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc1 on Kali Linux.

What is libigc1

libigc1 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 the core libraries.

There are three methods to install libigc1 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 libigc1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libigc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libigc1

Install libigc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libigc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libigc1

Install libigc1 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 libigc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libigc1

How To Uninstall libigc1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libigc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libigc1

Uninstall libigc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libigc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libigc1

Remove libigc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libigc1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libigc1

Remove libigc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libigc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libigc1

Dependencies

libigc1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigc1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.