How To Install repsnapper 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 repsnapper on Ubuntu.

What is `repsnapper`

repsnapper is:

A RepRap is a 3D printer: a machine which can print 3-dimensional plastic objects from a computer model. Repsnapper can convert STL, which can be created with most 3D drawing programs like Blender, into GCode, which the RepRap can understand. It can also be used to send the result to the RepRap.

There are three methods to install repsnapper 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 repsnapper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install repsnapper

Install repsnapper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install repsnapper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install repsnapper

Install repsnapper 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 repsnapper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install repsnapper

How To Uninstall repsnapper on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the repsnapper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove repsnapper

Uninstall repsnapper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove repsnapper

Remove repsnapper Configurations and Data

To remove repsnapper configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge repsnapper

Remove repsnapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge repsnapper

Dependencies

repsnapper have the following dependencies:

References

repsnapper website

Summary

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