Ubuntu18.04 install Vulkan SDK

Vulkan SDK can be downloaded from https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home. Alternatively, it
can be installed by using the distribution's package manager.

please refer to:

https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home

https://vulkan.lunarg.com/doc/sdk/1.2.176.1/linux/getting_started_ubuntu.html

Install the SDK

Before you begin, always make sure you system is up to date prior to installing any package.

Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)

wget -qO - http://packages.lunarg.com/lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lunarg-vulkan-bionic.list http://packages.lunarg.com/vulkan/lunarg-vulkan-bionic.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vulkan-sdk

If you need a specific version of the Ubuntu SDK, the installation instructions are at the Vulkan SDK Download Site. Once there, you may install the packages by performing the following:

• Select the SDK tab on the left
• Once the SDKs are shown, click the Ubuntu Packages tab under the Linux SDK section
• Select the specific SDK package version you wish to install by clicking the corresponding link
• Select the corresponding version of Ubuntu you are using listed towards the bottom
• Copy the instructions in the dialog box to setup access to the package repository
• Paste those instructions one at a time in a terminal window and execute
• Follow the remaining instructions for properly installing that SDK on that web page

System Locations

If you have installed a Vulkan driver from a GPU vendor, you may wish to verify there is a JSON file installed in one of the following locations:

Directory	Description
/etc/vulkan/icd.d/ or /usr/share/vulkan/icd.d	Vulkan driver JSON manifest file, which is not modified by the SDK installer.

Refer to the Vulkan Loader guide, Linux section, for detailed information on ICD and layer library search paths and order for this platform.

Uninstalling the SDK

sudo apt purge vulkan-sdk
sudo apt autoremove