How To Install vtk7-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk7-doc on Debian 11. vtk7-doc is VTK class reference documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk7-doc on Debian 11.

What is vtk7-doc

vtk7-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 VTK7

There are three methods to install vtk7-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 vtk7-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 vtk7-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vtk7-doc

Install vtk7-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vtk7-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vtk7-doc

Install vtk7-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 vtk7-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vtk7-doc

How To Uninstall vtk7-doc on Debian 11

To uninstall only the vtk7-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vtk7-doc

Uninstall vtk7-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vtk7-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtk7-doc

Remove vtk7-doc Configurations and Data

To remove vtk7-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vtk7-doc

Remove vtk7-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vtk7-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtk7-doc

Dependencies

vtk7-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk7-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.