Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg3d-plugins on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libg3d-plugins
libg3d-plugins is:
LibG3D is a framework for loading 3d model files from files or memory. It can
also load associated data like textures.
This package contains plugins for the LibG3D library, so that files can be
loaded.
It can handle:
* 3D Studio (.3ds, .prj)
* LightWave (.lw, .lwb, .lwo)
* Alias Wavefront (.obj)
* Impulse TurboSilver / Imagine (.iob)
* AutoCAD (.dxf)
* Quake II Models (.md2)
* Quake III Models (.md3)
* Neutral File Format (.nff)
* 3D Metafile (.3dmf, .3mf, .b3d)
* Caligari TrueSpace Objects (.cob)
* Quick3D Objects & Scenes (.q3o, q3s)
* VRML 1.0 files (.wrl, .vrml)
* AC3D objects (.ac, .acc)
* LeoCAD Models (.lcd)
* Racer car models (.ar, .dof)
* Ultimate Stunts car models (.glb)
* VDrift car models (.joe, .car)
* COLLADA (.dae)
* Keyhole Markup Language model container (.kmz)
* ASCII Scene Exporter (.ase)
* LDraw (.dat, .mpd)
There are three methods to install libg3d-plugins 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 libg3d-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libg3d-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libg3d-plugins
Install libg3d-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libg3d-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libg3d-plugins
Install libg3d-plugins 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 libg3d-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libg3d-plugins
How To Uninstall libg3d-plugins on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libg3d-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libg3d-plugins
Uninstall libg3d-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libg3d-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg3d-plugins
Remove libg3d-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove libg3d-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libg3d-plugins
Remove libg3d-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libg3d-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg3d-plugins
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg3d-plugins package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
