How To Install libfilament-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfilament-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfilament-dev is Real-time physically based rendering engine - development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilament-dev on Debian 12.

What is libfilament-dev

libfilament-dev is:

Physically based rendering is a rendering method that provides a more accurate representation of materials and how they interact with light when compared to traditional real-time models.

This package installs the development headers.

There are three methods to install libfilament-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfilament-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 libfilament-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfilament-dev

Install libfilament-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfilament-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfilament-dev

Install libfilament-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 libfilament-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfilament-dev

How To Uninstall libfilament-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfilament-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfilament-dev

Uninstall libfilament-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfilament-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfilament-dev

Remove libfilament-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfilament-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfilament-dev

Remove libfilament-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfilament-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfilament-dev

Dependencies

libfilament-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilament-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.