How To Install lib3ds-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3ds-dev on Debian 9.
What is lib3ds-dev
lib3ds-dev is:
This library implements the functionality required to manage Autodesk’s 3D Studio Release 3 and 4 format (.3DS) files.
It is a free alternative to Autodesk’s 3DS File Toolkit for managing 3DS files.
This package contains the development files (headers and libs).
There are three methods to install lib3ds-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lib3ds-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 lib3ds-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lib3ds-dev
Install lib3ds-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lib3ds-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lib3ds-dev
Install lib3ds-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 lib3ds-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lib3ds-dev
How To Uninstall lib3ds-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lib3ds-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lib3ds-dev
Uninstall lib3ds-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lib3ds-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib3ds-dev
Remove lib3ds-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lib3ds-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lib3ds-dev
Remove lib3ds-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lib3ds-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib3ds-dev
Dependencies
lib3ds-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3ds-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.