How To Install nvidia-opencl-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-opencl-dev on Kali Linux.
What is nvidia-opencl-dev
nvidia-opencl-dev is:
OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multi-vendor open standard for general-purpose parallel programming of heterogeneous systems that include CPUs, GPUs and other processors.
This metapackage provides the development files: headers and libraries.
There are three methods to install nvidia-opencl-dev 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 nvidia-opencl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nvidia-opencl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-opencl-devInstall nvidia-opencl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nvidia-opencl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-opencl-devInstall nvidia-opencl-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nvidia-opencl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-opencl-devHow To Uninstall nvidia-opencl-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nvidia-opencl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-opencl-devUninstall nvidia-opencl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-opencl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-opencl-devRemove nvidia-opencl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-opencl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-opencl-devRemove nvidia-opencl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-opencl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-opencl-devDependencies
nvidia-opencl-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-opencl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.