How To Install libopenctm-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenctm-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libopenctm-dev
libopenctm-dev is:
OpenCTM — the Open Compressed Triangle Mesh file format — is a file format, a software library and a tool set for compression of 3D triangle meshes. The geometry is compressed to a fraction of comparable file formats, and the format is easily accessible through a simple, portable API.
This package contains the development files needed for compiling programs using OpenCTM.
There are three methods to install libopenctm-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenctm-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 libopenctm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenctm-dev
Install libopenctm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenctm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenctm-dev
Install libopenctm-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 libopenctm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenctm-dev
How To Uninstall libopenctm-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libopenctm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenctm-dev
Uninstall libopenctm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenctm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenctm-dev
Remove libopenctm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenctm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenctm-dev
Remove libopenctm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenctm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenctm-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenctm-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.