How To Install libnvtt-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtt-bin on Debian 9. libnvtt-bin is NVIDIA Texture Tools (Binaries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtt-bin on Debian 9.

What is libnvtt-bin

libnvtt-bin is:

NVIDIA Texture Tools is a collection of image processing and texture manipulation tools, designed to be integrated in game tools and asset conditioning pipelines. The primary features of the library are mipmap and normal map generation, format conversion and DXT compression.

This package contains the nvidia texture tools.

There are three methods to install libnvtt-bin 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 libnvtt-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnvtt-bin

Install libnvtt-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnvtt-bin

Install libnvtt-bin 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 libnvtt-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvtt-bin

How To Uninstall libnvtt-bin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnvtt-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvtt-bin

Uninstall libnvtt-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvtt-bin

Remove libnvtt-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libnvtt-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvtt-bin

Remove libnvtt-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvtt-bin

Dependencies

libnvtt-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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