How To Install openvdb on Fedora 34

openvdb is C++ library for sparse volumetric data discretized on three-dimensional grids

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvdb on Fedora 34.

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 Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openvdb.

Install openvdb on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install openvdb

Install openvdb on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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 Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove openvdb

openvdb Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/vdb_print
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/db183f5b87f03d08bf7c62b1e537b85554a3ea

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvdb on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.