How To Install iso2mesh-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iso2mesh-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is iso2mesh-tools
iso2mesh-tools is:
This package contains 3D mesh generation and repairing tools that can be used independently and invoked inside iso2mesh.
These tools include cgalmesh (3D mesh generation from volumetric
images), cgalpoly (3D mesh generation from polyhedral surfaces),
cgalsimp2 (triangular surface simplification), meshfix (3D
surface cleaning and repairing), and jmeshlib (3D surface cleaning).
There are three methods to install iso2mesh-tools 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 iso2mesh-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iso2mesh-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iso2mesh-tools
Install iso2mesh-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iso2mesh-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iso2mesh-tools
Install iso2mesh-tools 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 iso2mesh-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iso2mesh-tools
How To Uninstall iso2mesh-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the iso2mesh-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iso2mesh-tools
Uninstall iso2mesh-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iso2mesh-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iso2mesh-tools
Remove iso2mesh-tools Configurations and Data
To remove iso2mesh-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iso2mesh-tools
Remove iso2mesh-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iso2mesh-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iso2mesh-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iso2mesh-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
