How to Install and Uninstall gcc-8-offload-nvptx Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

This guide let you learn how to install gcc-8-offload-nvptx on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall gcc-8-offload-nvptx on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: gcc-8-offload-nvptx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.5.0-0ubuntu4
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: 46407
Depends: gcc-8-base (= 8.5.0-0ubuntu4), gcc-8 (= 8.5.0-0ubuntu4), libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6), nvptx-tools, libgomp-plugin-nvptx1 (>= 8.5.0-0ubuntu4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libmpc3 (>= 1.1.0), libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/gcc-8-offload-nvptx_8.5.0-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 8133848
MD5sum: 9a58508b9bd67955d5c454b967f8c2cd
SHA1: 8be15075137ede48494199385cd1e9ed42edb631
SHA256: 676e31421ddf47587e3a7edcc34aa733535057536611f5a6b39d29ee99b38e47
SHA512: 1e1ed222aefe19651dd7b0062983c2230a80e8bb5e32670e1b405ef526fcef9f842446c5db1a69abf9100073b772c7acdee719f2a961a1910967d95e0d7d869c
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