How To Install openvdb on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvdb on Rocky Linux 8. openvdb is C++ library for sparse volumetric data discretized on three-dimensional grids

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvdb on Rocky Linux 8.

What is openvdb

OpenVDB is an Academy Award-winning 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 Academy Software Foundation for use in volumetric applications typically encountered in feature film production. This package contains some graphical tools.

We can use yum or dnf to install openvdb on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openvdb.

Install openvdb on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openvdb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openvdb

Install openvdb on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openvdb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openvdb

How To Uninstall openvdb on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the openvdb package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openvdb

openvdb Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/vdb_print
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/ab/f71f97eca39fca15c033755c12d10c3d8790f1

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvdb on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.