How To Install libnanovdb-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnanovdb-tools on Debian 12.
What is libnanovdb-tools
libnanovdb-tools is:
OpenVDB is an open source C++ library comprising a novel hierarchical data structure and a suite of tools for the efficient storage and manipulation of sparse volumetric data discretized on three-dimensional grids. It is developed and maintained by DreamWorks Animation for use in volumetric applications typically encountered in feature film production.
This is the package for the runtime. It installs nanovdb_convert, nanovdb_print, nanovdb_validate.
There are three methods to install libnanovdb-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 libnanovdb-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 libnanovdb-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnanovdb-tools
Install libnanovdb-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnanovdb-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnanovdb-tools
Install libnanovdb-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 libnanovdb-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnanovdb-tools
How To Uninstall libnanovdb-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnanovdb-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnanovdb-tools
Uninstall libnanovdb-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnanovdb-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnanovdb-tools
Remove libnanovdb-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libnanovdb-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnanovdb-tools
Remove libnanovdb-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnanovdb-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnanovdb-tools
Dependencies
libnanovdb-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnanovdb-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
