I just tested it (again) just to make sure it would work.
... and as expected, your claim does not hold (for me it works on any ubuntu > 16.04):
and after confirming that I want to skip the prerequisites (1), it did install the driver correctly:
The only thing that might be different on your system could be another missing requirement (like build-essential etc)... but this will be listed separately.
Therefore, I would again suggest that you just install the (other) prerequisite (like compilers etc) and try to install it again.
BTW: it also hightlighted that this requirement is optional
Missing optional prerequisites
-- Unsupported OS
... and as expected, your claim does not hold (for me it works on any ubuntu > 16.04):
Code:
Prerequisites > Missing Prerequisite(s)
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There are one or more unresolved issues based on your system configuration and
component selection.
You can resolve all the issues without exiting the installer and re-check, or
you can exit, resolve the issues, and then run the installation again.
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Missing optional prerequisites
-- Unsupported OS
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1. Skip prerequisites [ default ]
2. Show the detailed info about issue(s)
3. Re-check the prerequisites
h. Help
b. Back
q. Quit installation
and after confirming that I want to skip the prerequisites (1), it did install the driver correctly:
Code:
Complete
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Thank you for installing Intel® CPU Runtime for OpenCL™ Applications 18.1.
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Press "Enter" key to quit: quit
The only thing that might be different on your system could be another missing requirement (like build-essential etc)... but this will be listed separately.
Therefore, I would again suggest that you just install the (other) prerequisite (like compilers etc) and try to install it again.
BTW: it also hightlighted that this requirement is optional
Missing optional prerequisites
-- Unsupported OS