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Ubuntu - GPU - Vulkan - Vulkan Try New Version

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git build-essential libx11-xcb-dev libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev libxrandr-dev cmake
git clone https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Loader.git
cd Vulkan-Loader && mkdir build && cd build
../scripts/update_deps.py
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DVULKAN_HEADERS_INSTALL_DIR=$(pwd)/Vulkan-Headers/build/install ..
make -j8

Use the newly built loader

To use the newly built loader:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/loader

Install (Optional)

The newly built loader can be installed to /usr/local/lib by running

sudo make install

Refresh the system loader search cache.

sudo ldconfig

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Download latest Vulkan-Tools

or

git clone https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools.git

Extract to a temporary directory

Chdir to that temporary directory.

Build

sudo apt update && sudo apt install git build-essential libx11-xcb-dev libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev libxrandr-dev cmake
 
mkdir build
cd build
../scripts/update_deps.py
 
 
  cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DVULKAN_HEADERS_INSTALL_DIR=$(pwd)/Vulkan-Headers/build/install ..
  make -j8
 
or
  cmake -C helper.cmake ..
  cmake --build .
 
 
To use the newly built loader:
 
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/loader   
 
or 
 
  VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/icd/VkICD_mock_icd.json vulkaninfo --summary
  VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/icd/VkICD_mock_icd.json /home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/vulkaninfo/vulkaninfo --summary
  VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/icd/VkICD_mock_icd.json /home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/vulkaninfo/vulkaninfo | grep driver

Test

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/Vulkan-Loader/build/loader/ VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/icd/VkICD_mock_icd.json /home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/vulkaninfo/vulkaninfo --summary
 
 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/Vulkan-Loader/build/loader/ VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/icd/VkICD_mock_icd.json /home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/vulkaninfo/vulkaninfo --summary
 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/Vulkan-Loader/build/loader/ vulkaninfo --summary
 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/peter/Downloads/0/a/Vulkan-Tools-main/build/Vulkan-Loader/build/loader/ vulkaninfo | grep driver

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