How To Install libopenvdb-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb-tools on Debian 12.
What is libopenvdb-tools
libopenvdb-tools 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 the runtime. It installs vdb_lod, vdb_print, vdb_tool, vdb_render and vdb_view.
There are three methods to install libopenvdb-tools on Debian 12. 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenvdb-tools
Install libopenvdb-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenvdb-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenvdb-tools
Install libopenvdb-tools 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 libopenvdb-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenvdb-tools
How To Uninstall libopenvdb-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libopenvdb-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenvdb-tools
Uninstall libopenvdb-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenvdb-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvdb-tools
Remove libopenvdb-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libopenvdb-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvdb-tools
Remove libopenvdb-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenvdb-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvdb-tools
Dependencies
libopenvdb-tools have the following dependencies:
- libblosc1
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libglfw3
- libglu1-mesa
- libimath-3-1-29
- libjpeg62-turbo
- liblog4cplus-2.0.5
- libopenexr-3-1-30
- libopengl0
- libopenvdb10.0
- libpng16-16
- libstdc++6
- libtbb12
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
