How To Install libopenvdb8.1 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 libopenvdb8.1 on Ubuntu.

What is `libopenvdb8.1`

libopenvdb8.1 is:

OpenVDB is an open source C++ library comprising a novel hierarchical data structure and a suite of tools for the efficient storage and manipulation of sparse volumetric data discretized on three-dimensional grids. It is developed and maintained by DreamWorks Animation for use in volumetric applications typically encountered in feature film production.

This package contains the libraries needed to run OpenVDB applications

There are three methods to install libopenvdb8.1 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 libopenvdb8.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvdb8.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenvdb8.1

Install libopenvdb8.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvdb8.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenvdb8.1

Install libopenvdb8.1 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 libopenvdb8.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenvdb8.1

How To Uninstall libopenvdb8.1 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libopenvdb8.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenvdb8.1

Uninstall libopenvdb8.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenvdb8.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvdb8.1

Remove libopenvdb8.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenvdb8.1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvdb8.1

Remove libopenvdb8.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenvdb8.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvdb8.1

Dependencies

libopenvdb8.1 have the following dependencies:

References

libopenvdb8.1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvdb8.1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.