How To Install qrenderdoc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrenderdoc on Ubuntu 22.04. qrenderdoc is Stand-alone graphics debugging tool – graphical utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrenderdoc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is qrenderdoc

qrenderdoc 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 graphical application.

There are three methods to install qrenderdoc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qrenderdoc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qrenderdoc

Install qrenderdoc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qrenderdoc

Install qrenderdoc 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 qrenderdoc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qrenderdoc

How To Uninstall qrenderdoc on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove qrenderdoc

Uninstall qrenderdoc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qrenderdoc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qrenderdoc

Remove qrenderdoc Configurations and Data

To remove qrenderdoc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qrenderdoc

Remove qrenderdoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qrenderdoc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrenderdoc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.