How To Install libassimp4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libassimp4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libassimp4
libassimp4 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.
The library is designed for maximum stability and flexibility. While written in C++, a pure C API exists, as well as bindings to various other languages, including Python, D and Blitzmax. Assimp loads models into a straightforward data structure for easy processing by your application. Various post processing steps (such as general optimization or computation of extra data like normal or tangent vectors) can be executed on the imported data to suit your needs.
This package provides the shared object necessary to run an application using Assimp.
There are three methods to install libassimp4 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 libassimp4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libassimp4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libassimp4
Install libassimp4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libassimp4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libassimp4
Install libassimp4 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 libassimp4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libassimp4
How To Uninstall libassimp4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libassimp4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libassimp4
Uninstall libassimp4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libassimp4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libassimp4
Remove libassimp4 Configurations and Data
To remove libassimp4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libassimp4
Remove libassimp4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libassimp4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libassimp4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libassimp4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
