How To Install libdraco-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdraco-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libdraco-dev
libdraco-dev is:
Draco is a library for compressing and decompressing 3D geometric meshes and point clouds. It is intended to improve the storage and transmission of 3D graphics.
Draco is designed and built for compression efficiency and speed. The code supports compressing points, connectivity information, texture coordinates, color information, normals, and any other generic attributes associated with geometry. With Draco, applications using 3D graphics can be significantly smaller without compromising visual fidelity. For users, this means apps can now be downloaded faster, 3D graphics in the browser can load quicker, and VR and AR scenes can now be transmitted with a fraction of the bandwidth and rendered quickly.
This package provides the development headers for the library.
There are three methods to install libdraco-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdraco-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdraco-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdraco-devInstall libdraco-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdraco-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdraco-devInstall libdraco-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libdraco-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdraco-devHow To Uninstall libdraco-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libdraco-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdraco-devUninstall libdraco-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdraco-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdraco-devRemove libdraco-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdraco-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdraco-devRemove libdraco-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdraco-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdraco-devDependencies
libdraco-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdraco-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
