How To Install libdraco1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdraco1 on Debian 11.
What is libdraco1
libdraco1 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.
There are three methods to install libdraco1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdraco1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdraco1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdraco1
Install libdraco1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdraco1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdraco1
Install libdraco1 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 libdraco1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdraco1
How To Uninstall libdraco1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libdraco1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdraco1
Uninstall libdraco1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdraco1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdraco1
Remove libdraco1 Configurations and Data
To remove libdraco1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdraco1
Remove libdraco1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdraco1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdraco1
Dependencies
libdraco1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdraco1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
