How To Install openctm-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install openctm-tools on Kali Linux. openctm-tools is Tools for compression of 3D triangle meshes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openctm-tools on Kali Linux.

What is openctm-tools

openctm-tools is:

OpenCTM ?? the Open Compressed Triangle Mesh file format ?? is a file format, a software library and a tool set for compression of 3D triangle meshes. The geometry is compressed to a fraction of comparable file formats, and the format is easily accessible through a simple, portable API.

This package contains the programs ctmconv and ctmview, used to convert and view OpenCTM files.

There are three methods to install openctm-tools on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openctm-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 openctm-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openctm-tools

Install openctm-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openctm-tools

Install openctm-tools Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install openctm-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openctm-tools

How To Uninstall openctm-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openctm-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openctm-tools

Uninstall openctm-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openctm-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openctm-tools

Remove openctm-tools Configurations and Data

To remove openctm-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openctm-tools

Remove openctm-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openctm-tools

Dependencies

openctm-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openctm-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.