How To Install librenderdoc-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install librenderdoc-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. librenderdoc-dev is Stand-alone graphics debugging tool – development files

Introduction

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

What is librenderdoc-dev

librenderdoc-dev is:

RenderDoc is a free MIT licensed stand-alone graphics debugger that allows quick and easy single-frame capture and detailed introspection of any application using Vulkan, D3D11, OpenGL & OpenGL ES or D3D12 across Windows 7 - 10, Linux, or Android.

This package provides the renderdoc library development files.

There are three methods to install librenderdoc-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 librenderdoc-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 librenderdoc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librenderdoc-dev

Install librenderdoc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librenderdoc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librenderdoc-dev

How To Uninstall librenderdoc-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove librenderdoc-dev

Uninstall librenderdoc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librenderdoc-dev

Remove librenderdoc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librenderdoc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

librenderdoc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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