How To Install libnanovdb-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libnanovdb-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libnanovdb-dev is Sparse Volume Processing toolkit - NanoVDB - dev

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnanovdb-dev on Debian 12.

What is libnanovdb-dev

libnanovdb-dev is:

OpenVDB is an open source C++ library comprising a novel hierarchical data structure and a suite of tools for the efficient storage and manipulation of sparse volumetric data discretized on three-dimensional grids. It is developed and maintained by DreamWorks Animation for use in volumetric applications typically encountered in feature film production.

This is the package for developping NanoVDB applications

There are three methods to install libnanovdb-dev 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 libnanovdb-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnanovdb-dev

Install libnanovdb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnanovdb-dev

Install libnanovdb-dev 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 libnanovdb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnanovdb-dev

How To Uninstall libnanovdb-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libnanovdb-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnanovdb-dev

Uninstall libnanovdb-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnanovdb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnanovdb-dev

Remove libnanovdb-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnanovdb-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnanovdb-dev

Remove libnanovdb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnanovdb-dev

Dependencies

libnanovdb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnanovdb-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.