How To Install libnvtt-bin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtt-bin on Debian 9.
What is libnvtt-bin
libnvtt-bin is:
NVIDIA Texture Tools is a collection of image processing and texture manipulation tools, designed to be integrated in game tools and asset conditioning pipelines. The primary features of the library are mipmap and normal map generation, format conversion and DXT compression.
This package contains the nvidia texture tools.
There are three methods to install libnvtt-bin on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnvtt-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvtt-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnvtt-bin
Install libnvtt-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvtt-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnvtt-bin
Install libnvtt-bin 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 libnvtt-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnvtt-bin
How To Uninstall libnvtt-bin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnvtt-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnvtt-bin
Uninstall libnvtt-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnvtt-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvtt-bin
Remove libnvtt-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libnvtt-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnvtt-bin
Remove libnvtt-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnvtt-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvtt-bin
Dependencies
libnvtt-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtt-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.