How To Install libassimp3v5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libassimp3v5 on Debian 9. libassimp3v5 is 3D model import library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libassimp3v5 on Debian 9.

What is libassimp3v5

libassimp3v5 is:

Assimp is a library to import various well-known 3D model formats (“assets”) in a uniform manner. Assimp aims at providing a full asset conversion pipeline for use in game engines / realtime rendering systems of any kind but is not limited to this audience.

The library is designed for maximum stability and flexibility. While written in C++, a pure C API exists, as well as bindings to various other languages, including Python, D and Blitzmax. Assimp loads models into a straightforward data structure for easy processing by your application. Various post processing steps (such as general optimization or computation of extra data like normal or tangent vectors) can be executed on the imported data to suit your needs.

This package provides the shared object necessary to run an application using Assimp.

There are three methods to install libassimp3v5 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libassimp3v5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libassimp3v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libassimp3v5

Install libassimp3v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libassimp3v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libassimp3v5

Install libassimp3v5 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libassimp3v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libassimp3v5

How To Uninstall libassimp3v5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libassimp3v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libassimp3v5

Uninstall libassimp3v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libassimp3v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libassimp3v5

Remove libassimp3v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libassimp3v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libassimp3v5

Remove libassimp3v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libassimp3v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libassimp3v5

Dependencies

libassimp3v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libassimp3v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.