How to Install and Uninstall gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the gcc-offload-nvptx.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:37:51 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Available Packages
Name : gcc-offload-nvptx
Version : 8.5.0
Release : 10.1.el8_6
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 8.1 M
Source : gcc-8.5.0-10.1.el8_6.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : Offloading compiler to NVPTX
URL : http://gcc.gnu.org
License : GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ with exceptions and LGPLv2+ and BSD
Description : The gcc-offload-nvptx package provides offloading support for
: NVidia PTX. OpenMP and OpenACC programs linked with -fopenmp will
: by default add PTX code into the binaries, which can be offloaded
: to NVidia PTX capable devices if available.