How To Install optgeo on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install optgeo on Debian 9. optgeo is simulator for geometrical optics

Introduction

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

What is optgeo

optgeo is:

optgeo is a program to plot the movement of rays through an optic equipment. Many pieces, like lenses, mirrors, curved mirrors can be assembled.

There are three methods to install optgeo 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 optgeo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install optgeo

Install optgeo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install optgeo

Install optgeo 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 optgeo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install optgeo

How To Uninstall optgeo on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove optgeo

Uninstall optgeo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove optgeo

Remove optgeo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge optgeo

Remove optgeo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge optgeo

Dependencies

optgeo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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