How To Install libqglviewer-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqglviewer-doc on Debian 11. libqglviewer-doc is OpenGL 3D viewer library - documentation and examples

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqglviewer-doc on Debian 11.

What is libqglviewer-doc

libqglviewer-doc is:

libqglviewer (also known as libQGLViewer) is a free C++ library based on Qt that enables the quick creation of OpenGL 3D viewers. It features a powerful camera trackball and simple applications simply require an implementation of the draw() function. It is a tool of choice for OpenGL beginners and assignments. It provides screenshot saving, mouse manipulated frames, stereo display, interpolated keyFrames, object selection, and much more. It is fully customizable and easy to extend to create complex applications, with a possible Qt GUI.

This package contains documentation and examples.

There are three methods to install libqglviewer-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libqglviewer-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqglviewer-doc

Install libqglviewer-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqglviewer-doc

Install libqglviewer-doc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libqglviewer-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqglviewer-doc

How To Uninstall libqglviewer-doc on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libqglviewer-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqglviewer-doc

Uninstall libqglviewer-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqglviewer-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqglviewer-doc

Remove libqglviewer-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libqglviewer-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqglviewer-doc

Remove libqglviewer-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqglviewer-doc

Dependencies

libqglviewer-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqglviewer-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.