How To Install dxvk-wine64-development on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dxvk-wine64-development on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dxvk-wine64-development
dxvk-wine64-development is:
DXVK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 10/11 which allows running 3D applications on Linux using Wine.
DXVK aims to provide support for D3D11, feature level 11_1, and D3D10, feature level 10_1.
This package contains the wine64-development build.
There are three methods to install dxvk-wine64-development on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dxvk-wine64-development Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dxvk-wine64-development using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dxvk-wine64-development
Install dxvk-wine64-development Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dxvk-wine64-development using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dxvk-wine64-development
Install dxvk-wine64-development Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dxvk-wine64-development using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dxvk-wine64-development
How To Uninstall dxvk-wine64-development on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dxvk-wine64-development package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dxvk-wine64-development
Uninstall dxvk-wine64-development And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dxvk-wine64-development and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dxvk-wine64-development
Remove dxvk-wine64-development Configurations and Data
To remove dxvk-wine64-development configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dxvk-wine64-development
Remove dxvk-wine64-development configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dxvk-wine64-development configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dxvk-wine64-development
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dxvk-wine64-development package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
