How To Install libastcenc3d on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc3d on Debian 12.
What is libastcenc3d
libastcenc3d is:
The Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC) format, developed by Arm? and AMD, has been adopted as an official extension to the Open GL?, OpenGL ES, and Vulkan? graphics APIs. It provides a major step forward both in terms of image quality at a given bitrate, and in terms of the format and bitrate flexibility available to content creators. This allows more assets to use compression, often at a reduced bitrate compared to legacy formats, reducing memory bandwidth and energy consumption.
This package provides the runtime library for ASTC support.
There are three methods to install libastcenc3d on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libastcenc3d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libastcenc3d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libastcenc3d
Install libastcenc3d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libastcenc3d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libastcenc3d
Install libastcenc3d 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 libastcenc3d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libastcenc3d
How To Uninstall libastcenc3d on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libastcenc3d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libastcenc3d
Uninstall libastcenc3d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libastcenc3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastcenc3d
Remove libastcenc3d Configurations and Data
To remove libastcenc3d configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libastcenc3d
Remove libastcenc3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libastcenc3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastcenc3d
Dependencies
libastcenc3d have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc3d package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
