How To Install f3d on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install f3d on Ubuntu 22.04. f3d is fast and minimalist 3D viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install f3d on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is f3d

f3d is:

F3D supports many file formats, from digital content to scientific datasets (including glTF, stl, ply, obj), can show animations, has a lot of rendering options including real time physically based rendering and Monte Carlo pathtracing.

There are three methods to install f3d on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install f3d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install f3d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install f3d

Install f3d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install f3d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install f3d

Install f3d 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 f3d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install f3d

How To Uninstall f3d on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the f3d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove f3d

Uninstall f3d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall f3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove f3d

Remove f3d Configurations and Data

To remove f3d configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge f3d

Remove f3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove f3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge f3d

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install f3d package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.