How to Install and Uninstall gcc-8-offload-nvptx Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "gcc-8-offload-nvptx" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gcc-8-offload-nvptx on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gcc-8-offload-nvptx" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gcc-8-offload-nvptx on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcc-8-offload-nvptx package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: gcc-8-offload-nvptx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.4.0-4ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51487
Depends: gcc-8-base (= 8.4.0-4ubuntu1), gcc-8 (= 8.4.0-4ubuntu1), libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6), nvptx-tools, libgomp-plugin-nvptx1 (>= 8.4.0-4ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/gcc-8-offload-nvptx_8.4.0-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 7698608
MD5sum: f1157ef0850d62e70917445e6f7cf865
SHA1: 6b6020447e8d8b12f2241c67839b9eb99b76b5bb
SHA256: e57b1ef24a0266dd22b9d53eff2e221924ee0a013e552ca587d43188d9aedcff
SHA512: c3445c7cbd75b8bb594010a5b73e8da765c9237a455e8183a7669ebe63642b1f1bed18c3f567fa4f11f6e03c7bdd2d96121128e38bedcea4fa5c1aadd6d7dcc4
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description-en: GCC offloading compiler to NVPTX
The 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.
Description-md5: 3c146096ed88f2f061e433f8b7d0e37c