How To Install vtk6-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk6-doc on Debian 9.
What is vtk6-doc
vtk6-doc is:
The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.
This package provides documentation for VTK6
There are three methods to install vtk6-doc 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 vtk6-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 vtk6-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vtk6-doc
Install vtk6-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vtk6-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vtk6-doc
Install vtk6-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 vtk6-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vtk6-doc
How To Uninstall vtk6-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vtk6-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vtk6-doc
Uninstall vtk6-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vtk6-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtk6-doc
Remove vtk6-doc Configurations and Data
To remove vtk6-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vtk6-doc
Remove vtk6-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vtk6-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtk6-doc
Dependencies
vtk6-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk6-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
