How to Install and Uninstall vulkan-sdk Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "vulkan-sdk" package

This tutorial shows how to install vulkan-sdk on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vulkan-sdk
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vulkan-sdk" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall vulkan-sdk on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vulkan-sdk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vulkan-sdk package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: vulkan-sdk
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 9
Maintainer: John Zupin
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.131.2~rc1-1lunarg18.04.1.1
Replaces: lunarg-vulkan-sdk (<= 1.1.101.0~rc1-1lunarg16.04.1.1)
Depends: libvulkan-dev (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), vulkan-validationlayers (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), vulkan-validationlayers-dev (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), vulkan-tools (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), lunarg-via (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), lunarg-vkconfig (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), lunarg-vktrace (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), lunarg-vulkan-layers (>= 1.2.131.2~rc1), spirv-headers (>= 1.5.1+16), spirv-tools (>= 2019.5+24), spirv-cross (>= 2020.01.16), glslang-tools (>= 8.13.3559+16), glslang-dev (>= 8.13.3559+16), shaderc (>= 2019.0+175)
Breaks: lunarg-vulkan-sdk (<= 1.1.101.0~rc1-1lunarg16.04.1.1)
Description: Tools and runtime for Vulkan development.The Vulkan
SDK provides the development and runtime components
required to build, run, and debug Vulkan applications. This SDK is
based on the Khronos Vulkan API header, whose version is reflected
in the Vulkan SDK version number (for example, SDK version 1.0.24.0
indicates that the SDK uses Vulkan header revision 1.0.24). The SDK
also includes certain Vulkan extensions for window system
integration and debug extensions.
Description-md5: d9f2245ac8783f56f58b1bc55a0151e1
Homepage: https://khronos.com/