How To Install nvptx-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvptx-tools on Kali Linux. nvptx-tools is collection of tools for use with nvptx-none GCC toolchains

Introduction

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

What is nvptx-tools

nvptx-tools is:

The tools consist of

  • nvptx-none-as: “assembler” for PTX.
  • nvptx-none-ld: “linker” for PTX. Additionally, the following symlinks are installed:
  • nvptx-none-ar: link to the GNU/Linux host system’s ar.
  • nvptx-none-ranlib: link to the GNU/Linux host system’s ranlib.

There are three methods to install nvptx-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 nvptx-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 nvptx-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nvptx-tools

Install nvptx-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nvptx-tools

Install nvptx-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 nvptx-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvptx-tools

How To Uninstall nvptx-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nvptx-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nvptx-tools

Uninstall nvptx-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvptx-tools

Remove nvptx-tools Configurations and Data

To remove nvptx-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nvptx-tools

Remove nvptx-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvptx-tools

Dependencies

nvptx-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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