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