How To Install libopenvdb-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. libopenvdb-doc is Sparse Volume Processing toolkit - doc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libopenvdb-doc

libopenvdb-doc 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 the doc files for OpenVDB

There are three methods to install libopenvdb-doc 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 libopenvdb-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopenvdb-doc

Install libopenvdb-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopenvdb-doc

Install libopenvdb-doc 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 libopenvdb-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenvdb-doc

How To Uninstall libopenvdb-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libopenvdb-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenvdb-doc

Uninstall libopenvdb-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenvdb-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvdb-doc

Remove libopenvdb-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libopenvdb-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvdb-doc

Remove libopenvdb-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvdb-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb-doc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.