How To Install libvkd3d-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libvkd3d-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libvkd3d-dev is Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvkd3d-dev on Debian 12.

What is libvkd3d-dev

libvkd3d-dev is:

3D graphics library that provides an API similar to Direct3D 12 built on top of the Vulkan library.

This package provides development files.

There are three methods to install libvkd3d-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 libvkd3d-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 libvkd3d-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvkd3d-dev

Install libvkd3d-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvkd3d-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvkd3d-dev

Install libvkd3d-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 libvkd3d-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvkd3d-dev

How To Uninstall libvkd3d-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libvkd3d-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvkd3d-dev

Uninstall libvkd3d-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvkd3d-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvkd3d-dev

Remove libvkd3d-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libvkd3d-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvkd3d-dev

Remove libvkd3d-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvkd3d-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvkd3d-dev

Dependencies

libvkd3d-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvkd3d-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.