How To Install vtk9-doc 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 vtk9-doc on Ubuntu.
What is vtk9-doc
vtk9-doc is:
The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.
This package provides documentation for VTK9
There are three methods to install vtk9-doc 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 vtk9-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vtk9-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vtk9-doc
Install vtk9-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vtk9-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vtk9-doc
Install vtk9-doc 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 vtk9-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vtk9-doc
How To Uninstall vtk9-doc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vtk9-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vtk9-doc
Uninstall vtk9-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vtk9-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtk9-doc
Remove vtk9-doc Configurations and Data
To remove vtk9-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vtk9-doc
Remove vtk9-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vtk9-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtk9-doc
Dependencies
vtk9-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk9-doc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.