How To Install openxr-layer-apidump on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openxr-layer-apidump on Debian 12.
What is openxr-layer-apidump
openxr-layer-apidump is:
OpenXR is an API specification for writing portable, cross-platform virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) software.
This package contains the XR_APILAYER_LUNARG_api_dump OpenXR API layer from the OpenXR-SDK-Source repository. It may be explicitly enabled by an environment variable or an application.
The XR_APILAYER_LUNARG_api_dump layer outputs or saves a dump of all OpenXR calls made.
There are three methods to install openxr-layer-apidump 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 openxr-layer-apidump Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openxr-layer-apidump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openxr-layer-apidump
Install openxr-layer-apidump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openxr-layer-apidump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openxr-layer-apidump
Install openxr-layer-apidump 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 openxr-layer-apidump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openxr-layer-apidump
How To Uninstall openxr-layer-apidump on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openxr-layer-apidump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openxr-layer-apidump
Uninstall openxr-layer-apidump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openxr-layer-apidump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openxr-layer-apidump
Remove openxr-layer-apidump Configurations and Data
To remove openxr-layer-apidump configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openxr-layer-apidump
Remove openxr-layer-apidump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openxr-layer-apidump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openxr-layer-apidump
Dependencies
openxr-layer-apidump have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openxr-layer-apidump package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
