How To Install python-openctm on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openctm on Debian 9. python-openctm is Python bindings for OpenCTM library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openctm on Debian 9.

What is python-openctm

python-openctm is:

OpenCTM ?? the Open Compressed Triangle Mesh file format ?? is a file format, a software library and a tool set for compression of 3D triangle meshes. The geometry is compressed to a fraction of comparable file formats, and the format is easily accessible through a simple, portable API.

This package contains Python binding for OpenCTM library.

There are three methods to install python-openctm 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 python-openctm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-openctm

Install python-openctm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-openctm

Install python-openctm 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 python-openctm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-openctm

How To Uninstall python-openctm on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-openctm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-openctm

Uninstall python-openctm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-openctm

Remove python-openctm Configurations and Data

To remove python-openctm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-openctm

Remove python-openctm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-openctm

Dependencies

python-openctm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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