How To Install libassimp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libassimp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libassimp-dev
libassimp-dev is:
Assimp is a library to import various well-known 3D model formats (“assets”) in a uniform manner. Assimp aims at providing a full asset conversion pipeline for use in game engines / realtime rendering systems of any kind but is not limited to this audience.
This package provides the files necessary to compile an application using Assimp
There are three methods to install libassimp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libassimp-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 libassimp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libassimp-dev
Install libassimp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libassimp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libassimp-dev
Install libassimp-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libassimp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libassimp-dev
How To Uninstall libassimp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libassimp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libassimp-dev
Uninstall libassimp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libassimp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libassimp-dev
Remove libassimp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libassimp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libassimp-dev
Remove libassimp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libassimp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libassimp-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libassimp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
