How To Install libfilament-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilament-tools on Debian 12.
What is libfilament-tools
libfilament-tools 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 command-line tools for material preprocessing.
There are three methods to install libfilament-tools 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfilament-tools
Install libfilament-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfilament-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfilament-tools
Install libfilament-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfilament-tools
How To Uninstall libfilament-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfilament-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfilament-tools
Uninstall libfilament-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfilament-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfilament-tools
Remove libfilament-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libfilament-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfilament-tools
Remove libfilament-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfilament-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfilament-tools
Dependencies
libfilament-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilament-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
