How To Install pocl-opencl-icd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pocl-opencl-icd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pocl-opencl-icd
pocl-opencl-icd is:
Portable Computing Language is an open source implementation of the OpenCL standard which can be easily adapted for new targets. One of the goals of the project is improving performance portability of OpenCL programs, avoiding the need for target-dependent manual optimizations. A “native” target is included, which allows running OpenCL kernels on the host (CPU).
This package allows one to use pocl as an installable client driver (ICD) for OpenCL.
There are three methods to install pocl-opencl-icd 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 pocl-opencl-icd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pocl-opencl-icd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pocl-opencl-icd
Install pocl-opencl-icd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pocl-opencl-icd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pocl-opencl-icd
Install pocl-opencl-icd 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 pocl-opencl-icd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pocl-opencl-icd
How To Uninstall pocl-opencl-icd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pocl-opencl-icd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pocl-opencl-icd
Uninstall pocl-opencl-icd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pocl-opencl-icd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pocl-opencl-icd
Remove pocl-opencl-icd Configurations and Data
To remove pocl-opencl-icd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pocl-opencl-icd
Remove pocl-opencl-icd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pocl-opencl-icd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pocl-opencl-icd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pocl-opencl-icd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
