How To Install librenderdoc 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 librenderdoc on Ubuntu.
What is librenderdoc
librenderdoc 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 library.
There are three methods to install librenderdoc 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 librenderdoc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librenderdoc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librenderdoc
Install librenderdoc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librenderdoc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librenderdoc
Install librenderdoc 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 librenderdoc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librenderdoc
How To Uninstall librenderdoc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the librenderdoc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librenderdoc
Uninstall librenderdoc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librenderdoc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librenderdoc
Remove librenderdoc Configurations and Data
To remove librenderdoc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librenderdoc
Remove librenderdoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librenderdoc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librenderdoc
Dependencies
librenderdoc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librenderdoc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.