How To Install renderdoccmd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install renderdoccmd on Kali Linux. renderdoccmd is Stand-alone graphics debugging tool – command line tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install renderdoccmd on Kali Linux.

What is renderdoccmd

renderdoccmd 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 command line tool.

There are three methods to install renderdoccmd 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 renderdoccmd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install renderdoccmd

Install renderdoccmd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install renderdoccmd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install renderdoccmd

Install renderdoccmd 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 renderdoccmd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install renderdoccmd

How To Uninstall renderdoccmd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the renderdoccmd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove renderdoccmd

Uninstall renderdoccmd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove renderdoccmd

Remove renderdoccmd Configurations and Data

To remove renderdoccmd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge renderdoccmd

Remove renderdoccmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge renderdoccmd

Dependencies

renderdoccmd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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