How To Install opencl-clhpp-headers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opencl-clhpp-headers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opencl-clhpp-headers
opencl-clhpp-headers 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 package provides the C++ development header files for the OpenCL API as published by The Khronos Group Inc. The corresponding specification and documentation can be found on the Khronos website.
There are three methods to install opencl-clhpp-headers on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install opencl-clhpp-headers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opencl-clhpp-headers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opencl-clhpp-headers
Install opencl-clhpp-headers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opencl-clhpp-headers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opencl-clhpp-headers
Install opencl-clhpp-headers 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install opencl-clhpp-headers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opencl-clhpp-headers
How To Uninstall opencl-clhpp-headers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opencl-clhpp-headers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opencl-clhpp-headers
Uninstall opencl-clhpp-headers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opencl-clhpp-headers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opencl-clhpp-headers
Remove opencl-clhpp-headers Configurations and Data
To remove opencl-clhpp-headers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opencl-clhpp-headers
Remove opencl-clhpp-headers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opencl-clhpp-headers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opencl-clhpp-headers
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opencl-clhpp-headers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
