How To Install xfractint 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 xfractint on Ubuntu.
What is xfractint
xfractint is:
Generate Mandelbrot, Julia, IFS, and many more fractals in 2D and 3D, including those you design yourself. Version 19 now supports arbitrary precision which allows zooming to a depth of 10^1600, as well as generation of random dot stereograms.
There are three methods to install xfractint 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 xfractint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfractint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfractint
Install xfractint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfractint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfractint
Install xfractint 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 xfractint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfractint
How To Uninstall xfractint on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xfractint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfractint
Uninstall xfractint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfractint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfractint
Remove xfractint Configurations and Data
To remove xfractint configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfractint
Remove xfractint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfractint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfractint
Dependencies
xfractint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfractint package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.