How To Install libopenvdb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenvdb-dev
libopenvdb-dev 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 developping OpenVDB applications
There are three methods to install libopenvdb-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenvdb-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 libopenvdb-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenvdb-dev
Install libopenvdb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenvdb-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenvdb-dev
Install libopenvdb-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 libopenvdb-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenvdb-dev
How To Uninstall libopenvdb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenvdb-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenvdb-dev
Uninstall libopenvdb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenvdb-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvdb-dev
Remove libopenvdb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenvdb-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvdb-dev
Remove libopenvdb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenvdb-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvdb-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.