How To Install openstereogram on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstereogram on Debian 9. openstereogram is Stereogram (Magic Eye) generator with GUI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstereogram on Debian 9.

What is openstereogram

openstereogram is:

A desktop application written in Java to generate autosterograms, made popular through the book “Magic Eye.” Users create images which appear to pop out in 3D when looked at cross-eyed or wall-eyed (parallel vision).

There are three methods to install openstereogram on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openstereogram Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openstereogram

Install openstereogram Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openstereogram

Install openstereogram 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 openstereogram using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openstereogram

How To Uninstall openstereogram on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove openstereogram

Uninstall openstereogram And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openstereogram and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openstereogram

Remove openstereogram Configurations and Data

To remove openstereogram configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openstereogram

Remove openstereogram configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openstereogram

Dependencies

openstereogram have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstereogram package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.