How To Install python3-pycuda on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycuda on Kali Linux. python3-pycuda is Python 3 module to access Nvidia??s CUDA parallel computation API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycuda on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pycuda

python3-pycuda is:

PyCUDA lets you access Nvidia??s CUDA parallel computation API from Python. Several wrappers of the CUDA API already exist??so what??s so special about PyCUDA?

  • Object cleanup tied to lifetime of objects. This idiom, often called RAII in C++, makes it much easier to write correct, leak- and crash-free code. PyCUDA knows about dependencies, too, so (for example) it won??t detach from a context before all memory allocated in it is also freed.
  • Convenience. Abstractions like pycuda.driver.SourceModule and pycuda.gpuarray.GPUArray make CUDA programming even more convenient than with Nvidia??s C-based runtime.
  • Completeness. PyCUDA puts the full power of CUDA??s driver API at your disposal, if you wish.
  • Automatic Error Checking. All CUDA errors are automatically translated into Python exceptions.
  • Speed. PyCUDA??s base layer is written in C++, so all the niceties above are virtually free.
  • Helpful Documentation.

This package contains Python 3 modules.

There are three methods to install python3-pycuda 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 python3-pycuda Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pycuda using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pycuda

Install python3-pycuda Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pycuda using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pycuda

Install python3-pycuda 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 python3-pycuda using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pycuda

How To Uninstall python3-pycuda on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-pycuda package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pycuda

Uninstall python3-pycuda And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pycuda and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pycuda

Remove python3-pycuda Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pycuda configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pycuda

Remove python3-pycuda configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pycuda configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pycuda

Dependencies

python3-pycuda have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycuda package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.