Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install beignet-opencl-icd on Kali Linux.
What is beignet-opencl-icd
beignet-opencl-icd 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 the shared library for an Intel implementation,
for the integrated GPUs of ix-3xxx (Ivy Bridge) and ix-4xxx (Haswell)
Intel Core and Atom processors.
It also supports newer hardware (up to Coffee Lake), but for these
intel-opencl-icd is likely to be a better option.
There are three methods to install beignet-opencl-icd 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 beignet-opencl-icd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install beignet-opencl-icd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install beignet-opencl-icdInstall beignet-opencl-icd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install beignet-opencl-icd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install beignet-opencl-icdInstall beignet-opencl-icd 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 beignet-opencl-icd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install beignet-opencl-icd
How To Uninstall beignet-opencl-icd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the beignet-opencl-icd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove beignet-opencl-icd
Uninstall beignet-opencl-icd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall beignet-opencl-icd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove beignet-opencl-icd
Remove beignet-opencl-icd Configurations and Data
To remove beignet-opencl-icd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge beignet-opencl-icd
Remove beignet-opencl-icd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove beignet-opencl-icd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge beignet-opencl-icd
Dependencies
beignet-opencl-icd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install beignet-opencl-icd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
