x86_64-linux-gnu-accel-nvptx-none-gcc-9 command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

x86_64-linux-gnu-accel-nvptx-none-gcc-9: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: x86_64-linux-gnu-accel-nvptx-none-gcc-9: command not found

Solutions to x86_64-linux-gnu-accel-nvptx-none-gcc-9: command not found

How To Fix x86_64-linux-gnu-accel-nvptx-none-gcc-9: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu x86_64-linux-gnu-accel-nvptx-none-gcc-9 is provided by gcc-9-offload-nvptx package.

gcc-9-offload-nvptx is:

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.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-9-offload-nvptx

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install gcc-9-offload-nvptx.

sudo apt -y install gcc-9-offload-nvptx

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install gcc-9-offload-nvptx

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix x86_64-linux-gnu-accel-nvptx-none-gcc-9 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.