How To Install libopenvdb7.1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb7.1 on Kali Linux. libopenvdb7.1 is Sparse Volume Processing toolkit - lib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb7.1 on Kali Linux.

What is libopenvdb7.1

libopenvdb7.1 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 package contains the libraries needed to run OpenVDB applications

There are three methods to install libopenvdb7.1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenvdb7.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvdb7.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenvdb7.1

Install libopenvdb7.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvdb7.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenvdb7.1

Install libopenvdb7.1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvdb7.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenvdb7.1

How To Uninstall libopenvdb7.1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopenvdb7.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenvdb7.1

Uninstall libopenvdb7.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenvdb7.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvdb7.1

Remove libopenvdb7.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenvdb7.1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvdb7.1

Remove libopenvdb7.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenvdb7.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvdb7.1

Dependencies

libopenvdb7.1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb7.1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.