How To Install libnvidia-nvvm4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-nvvm4 on Debian 12.
What is libnvidia-nvvm4
libnvidia-nvvm4 is:
The Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) enables NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) to be used for massively parallel general purpose computation.
This package contains the NVVM Compiler library.
There are three methods to install libnvidia-nvvm4 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 libnvidia-nvvm4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-nvvm4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-nvvm4
Install libnvidia-nvvm4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-nvvm4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnvidia-nvvm4
Install libnvidia-nvvm4 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 libnvidia-nvvm4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-nvvm4
How To Uninstall libnvidia-nvvm4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnvidia-nvvm4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-nvvm4
Uninstall libnvidia-nvvm4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnvidia-nvvm4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-nvvm4
Remove libnvidia-nvvm4 Configurations and Data
To remove libnvidia-nvvm4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-nvvm4
Remove libnvidia-nvvm4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-nvvm4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-nvvm4
Dependencies
libnvidia-nvvm4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-nvvm4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
