How To Install libopencolorio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencolorio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopencolorio-dev
libopencolorio-dev is:
OpenColorIO (OCIO) is a complete color management solution geared towards motion picture production with an emphasis on visual effects and computer animation. OCIO provides a straightforward and consistent user experience across all supporting applications while allowing for sophisticated back-end configuration options suitable for high-end production usage. OCIO is compatible with the Academy Color Encoding Specification (ACES) and is LUT-format agnostic, supporting many popular formats.
OpenColorIO is released as version 1.0 and has been in development since 2003. OCIO represents the culmination of years of production experience earned on such films as SpiderMan 2 (2004), Surf’s Up (2007), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and many more. OpenColorIO is natively supported in commercial applications like Katana, Mari, Silhouette FX, and others coming soon.
OpenColorIO is free and is one of several open source projects actively sponsored by Sony Imageworks.
This package provides the development files used to build applications using libopencolorio.
There are three methods to install libopencolorio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopencolorio-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 libopencolorio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencolorio-dev
Install libopencolorio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencolorio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencolorio-dev
Install libopencolorio-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencolorio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencolorio-dev
How To Uninstall libopencolorio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopencolorio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencolorio-dev
Uninstall libopencolorio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencolorio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencolorio-dev
Remove libopencolorio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopencolorio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencolorio-dev
Remove libopencolorio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencolorio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencolorio-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencolorio-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
