How To Install librenderdoc-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librenderdoc-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is librenderdoc-dev
librenderdoc-dev is:
RenderDoc is a free MIT licensed stand-alone graphics debugger that allows quick and easy single-frame capture and detailed introspection of any application using Vulkan, D3D11, OpenGL & OpenGL ES or D3D12 across Windows 7 - 10, Linux, or Android.
This package provides the renderdoc library development files.
There are three methods to install librenderdoc-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 librenderdoc-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 librenderdoc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librenderdoc-dev
Install librenderdoc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librenderdoc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librenderdoc-dev
Install librenderdoc-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 librenderdoc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librenderdoc-dev
How To Uninstall librenderdoc-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the librenderdoc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librenderdoc-dev
Uninstall librenderdoc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librenderdoc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librenderdoc-dev
Remove librenderdoc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librenderdoc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librenderdoc-dev
Remove librenderdoc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librenderdoc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librenderdoc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librenderdoc-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.