How To Install libqhull8.0 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 libqhull8.0 on Ubuntu.
What is libqhull8.0
libqhull8.0 is:
Qhull computes convex hulls, Delaunay triangulations, halfspace intersections about a point, Voronoi diagrams, furthest-site Delaunay triangulations, and furthest-site Voronoi diagrams. It runs in 2-d, 3-d, 4-d, and higher dimensions.
This package contains the shared C library.
There are three methods to install libqhull8.0 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 libqhull8.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqhull8.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqhull8.0
Install libqhull8.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqhull8.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqhull8.0
Install libqhull8.0 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 libqhull8.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqhull8.0
How To Uninstall libqhull8.0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libqhull8.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqhull8.0
Uninstall libqhull8.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqhull8.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhull8.0
Remove libqhull8.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libqhull8.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqhull8.0
Remove libqhull8.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqhull8.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqhull8.0
Dependencies
libqhull8.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull8.0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.