How To Install renderdoccmd on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 375 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install renderdoccmd on Ubuntu.
What is renderdoccmd
renderdoccmd 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 command line tool.
There are three methods to install renderdoccmd 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 renderdoccmd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install renderdoccmd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install renderdoccmd
Install renderdoccmd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install renderdoccmd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install renderdoccmd
Install renderdoccmd 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 renderdoccmd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install renderdoccmd
How To Uninstall renderdoccmd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the renderdoccmd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove renderdoccmd
Uninstall renderdoccmd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall renderdoccmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove renderdoccmd
Remove renderdoccmd Configurations and Data
To remove renderdoccmd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge renderdoccmd
Remove renderdoccmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove renderdoccmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge renderdoccmd
Dependencies
renderdoccmd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install renderdoccmd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.