How To Install ocl-icd-libopencl1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocl-icd-libopencl1 on Kali Linux.

What is ocl-icd-libopencl1

ocl-icd-libopencl1 is:

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multivendor open standard for general-purpose parallel programming of heterogeneous systems that include CPUs, GPUs and other processors.

This package contains an installable client driver loader (ICD Loader) library that can be used to load any (free or non-free) installable client driver (ICD) for OpenCL. It acts as a demultiplexer so several ICD can be installed and used together.

There are three methods to install ocl-icd-libopencl1 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 ocl-icd-libopencl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ocl-icd-libopencl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ocl-icd-libopencl1

Install ocl-icd-libopencl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ocl-icd-libopencl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ocl-icd-libopencl1

Install ocl-icd-libopencl1 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 ocl-icd-libopencl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocl-icd-libopencl1

How To Uninstall ocl-icd-libopencl1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ocl-icd-libopencl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ocl-icd-libopencl1

Uninstall ocl-icd-libopencl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocl-icd-libopencl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocl-icd-libopencl1

Remove ocl-icd-libopencl1 Configurations and Data

To remove ocl-icd-libopencl1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocl-icd-libopencl1

Remove ocl-icd-libopencl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ocl-icd-libopencl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocl-icd-libopencl1

Dependencies

ocl-icd-libopencl1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• ocl-icd-libopencl1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocl-icd-libopencl1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.