How To Install repetier-host 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 repetier-host on Ubuntu.

What is `repetier-host`

repetier-host is:

Repetier-Host allows you to perform all the steps needed to 3D-print models. It supplies the following features:

arranging model(s) on a virtual print plate
slicing the model and computing paths for printer head
checking the g-code for errors
sending the g-code to printer
monitoring the printer

There are three methods to install repetier-host 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 repetier-host Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install repetier-host using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install repetier-host

Install repetier-host Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install repetier-host using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install repetier-host

Install repetier-host 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 repetier-host using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install repetier-host

How To Uninstall repetier-host on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the repetier-host package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove repetier-host

Uninstall repetier-host And Its Dependencies

To uninstall repetier-host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove repetier-host

Remove repetier-host Configurations and Data

To remove repetier-host configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge repetier-host

Remove repetier-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove repetier-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge repetier-host

Dependencies

repetier-host have the following dependencies:

References

repetier-host website

Summary

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