How To Install libtess2-tulip-5.4 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtess2-tulip-5.4 on Ubuntu 22.04. libtess2-tulip-5.4 is Libtess2 shared library, built for Tulip

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtess2-tulip-5.4 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libtess2-tulip-5.4

libtess2-tulip-5.4 is:

Runtime for Libtess2 polygon tesselator and triangulator, built as a shared lib as required by Tulip.

There are three methods to install libtess2-tulip-5.4 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 libtess2-tulip-5.4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtess2-tulip-5.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtess2-tulip-5.4

Install libtess2-tulip-5.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtess2-tulip-5.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtess2-tulip-5.4

Install libtess2-tulip-5.4 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 libtess2-tulip-5.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtess2-tulip-5.4

How To Uninstall libtess2-tulip-5.4 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libtess2-tulip-5.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtess2-tulip-5.4

Uninstall libtess2-tulip-5.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtess2-tulip-5.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtess2-tulip-5.4

Remove libtess2-tulip-5.4 Configurations and Data

To remove libtess2-tulip-5.4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtess2-tulip-5.4

Remove libtess2-tulip-5.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtess2-tulip-5.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtess2-tulip-5.4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtess2-tulip-5.4 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.