How To Install pocl-source on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pocl-source on Debian 12.
What is pocl-source
pocl-source 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.
This package provides original Debian (with Debian patches already applied) sources of pocl shipped in a tarball. This can be used for building the device libraries for additional targets.
There are three methods to install pocl-source on Debian 12. 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-source 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-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pocl-source
Install pocl-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pocl-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pocl-source
Install pocl-source 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pocl-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pocl-source
How To Uninstall pocl-source on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pocl-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pocl-source
Uninstall pocl-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pocl-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pocl-source
Remove pocl-source Configurations and Data
To remove pocl-source configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pocl-source
Remove pocl-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pocl-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pocl-source
Dependencies
pocl-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pocl-source package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
