How To Install libastcenc1d on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc1d on Ubuntu.
What is libastcenc1d
libastcenc1d is:
The Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC) format, developed by Arm® and AMD, has been adopted as an official extension to the Open GL®, OpenGL ES, and Vulkan® graphics APIs. It provides a major step forward both in terms of image quality at a given bitrate, and in terms of the format and bitrate flexibility available to content creators. This allows more assets to use compression, often at a reduced bitrate compared to legacy formats, reducing memory bandwidth and energy consumption.
This package provides the runtime library for ASTC support.
There are three methods to install libastcenc1d on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libastcenc1d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libastcenc1d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libastcenc1d
Install libastcenc1d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libastcenc1d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libastcenc1d
Install libastcenc1d 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 libastcenc1d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libastcenc1d
How To Uninstall libastcenc1d on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libastcenc1d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libastcenc1d
Uninstall libastcenc1d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libastcenc1d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastcenc1d
Remove libastcenc1d Configurations and Data
To remove libastcenc1d configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libastcenc1d
Remove libastcenc1d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libastcenc1d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastcenc1d
Dependencies
libastcenc1d have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastcenc1d package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.