How To Install libvulkan-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvulkan-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvulkan-dev
libvulkan-dev is:
The Loader implements the main VK library. It handles layer management and driver management. The loader fully supports multi-gpu operation. As part of this, it dispatches API calls to the correct driver, and to the correct layers, based on the GPU object selected by the application.
This package includes files needed for development.
There are three methods to install libvulkan-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvulkan-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 libvulkan-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvulkan-dev
Install libvulkan-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvulkan-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvulkan-dev
Install libvulkan-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 libvulkan-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvulkan-dev
How To Uninstall libvulkan-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvulkan-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvulkan-dev
Uninstall libvulkan-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvulkan-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvulkan-dev
Remove libvulkan-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvulkan-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvulkan-dev
Remove libvulkan-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvulkan-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvulkan-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvulkan-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
