How To Install draco on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install draco on Kali Linux. draco is Encoder and decoder for 3D geometric meshes and point clouds

Introduction

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

What is draco

draco is:

Draco is a library for compressing and decompressing 3D geometric meshes and point clouds. It is intended to improve the storage and transmission of 3D graphics.

Draco is designed and built for compression efficiency and speed. The code supports compressing points, connectivity information, texture coordinates, color information, normals, and any other generic attributes associated with geometry. With Draco, applications using 3D graphics can be significantly smaller without compromising visual fidelity. For users, this means apps can now be downloaded faster, 3D graphics in the browser can load quicker, and VR and AR scenes can now be transmitted with a fraction of the bandwidth and rendered quickly.

This package provides command line tools to compress and decompress files using Draco.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install draco

Install draco Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install draco

Install draco 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 draco using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install draco

How To Uninstall draco on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove draco

Uninstall draco And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove draco

Remove draco Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge draco

Remove draco configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge draco

Dependencies

draco have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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