How To Install openscad-dbg on Debian 10

Learn how to install openscad-dbg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. openscad-dbg is script file based graphical CAD environment (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscad-dbg on Debian 10.

What is openscad-dbg

openscad-dbg is:

OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It focuses on CAD aspects rather than artistic ones.

This package contains debugging information stripped from the binaries.

There are three methods to install openscad-dbg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openscad-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openscad-dbg

Install openscad-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openscad-dbg

Install openscad-dbg 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 openscad-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openscad-dbg

How To Uninstall openscad-dbg on Debian 10

To uninstall only the openscad-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openscad-dbg

Uninstall openscad-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openscad-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openscad-dbg

Remove openscad-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove openscad-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openscad-dbg

Remove openscad-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openscad-dbg

Dependencies

openscad-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscad-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.