How To Install regina-normal-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install regina-normal-doc on Debian 11. regina-normal-doc is documentation for Regina, the topology software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install regina-normal-doc on Debian 11.

What is regina-normal-doc

regina-normal-doc is:

Regina is a software package for low-dimensional topologists. This package provides a rich users’ handbook, complete API documentation for the C++ calculation engine and Python bindings, and the full specification for Regina’s XML data file format.

Regina focuses on the study of 3-manifold and 4-manifold triangulations, knots and links, normal surfaces, and angle structures. For Regina’s standard graphical user interface, and for more information about what Regina can do, see the package regina-normal.

There are three methods to install regina-normal-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install regina-normal-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install regina-normal-doc

Install regina-normal-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install regina-normal-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install regina-normal-doc

Install regina-normal-doc 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 regina-normal-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install regina-normal-doc

How To Uninstall regina-normal-doc on Debian 11

To uninstall only the regina-normal-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove regina-normal-doc

Uninstall regina-normal-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall regina-normal-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove regina-normal-doc

Remove regina-normal-doc Configurations and Data

To remove regina-normal-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge regina-normal-doc

Remove regina-normal-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove regina-normal-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge regina-normal-doc

Dependencies

regina-normal-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install regina-normal-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.