How To Install libopenvr-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvr-dev on Debian 12.
What is libopenvr-dev
libopenvr-dev is:
OpenVR is an API and runtime that allows access to VR hardware from multiple vendors without requiring that applications have specific knowledge of the hardware they are targeting. This repository is an SDK that contains the API and samples. The runtime is under SteamVR in Tools on Steam.
This package contains the headers.
There are three methods to install libopenvr-dev 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 libopenvr-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 libopenvr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenvr-dev
Install libopenvr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenvr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenvr-dev
Install libopenvr-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenvr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenvr-dev
How To Uninstall libopenvr-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libopenvr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenvr-dev
Uninstall libopenvr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenvr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvr-dev
Remove libopenvr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenvr-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvr-dev
Remove libopenvr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenvr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvr-dev
Dependencies
libopenvr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvr-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
