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