How To Install libopenctm1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenctm1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopenctm1
libopenctm1 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 OpenCTM runtime library.
There are three methods to install libopenctm1 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 libopenctm1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenctm1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenctm1
Install libopenctm1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenctm1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenctm1
Install libopenctm1 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 libopenctm1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenctm1
How To Uninstall libopenctm1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopenctm1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenctm1
Uninstall libopenctm1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenctm1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenctm1
Remove libopenctm1 Configurations and Data
To remove libopenctm1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenctm1
Remove libopenctm1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenctm1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenctm1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenctm1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
