How To Install geomview on Debian 10

Learn how to install geomview on Debian 10 with this tutorial. geomview is interactive geometry viewing program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geomview on Debian 10.

What is geomview

geomview is:

Geomview is interactive geometry software which is particularly appropriate for mathematics research and education. In particular, geomview can display things in hyperbolic and spherical space as well as Euclidean space.

Geomview allows multiple independently controllable objects and cameras. It provides interactive control for motion, appearances (including lighting, shading, and materials), picking on an object, edge or vertex level, snapshots in SGI image file or Renderman RIB format, and adding or deleting objects is provided through direct mouse manipulation, control panels, and keyboard shortcuts. External programs can drive desired aspects of the viewer (such as continually loading changing geometry or controlling the motion of certain objects) while allowing interactive control of everything else.

There are three methods to install geomview on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install geomview Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install geomview

Install geomview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install geomview

Install geomview 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 geomview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geomview

How To Uninstall geomview on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove geomview

Uninstall geomview And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geomview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geomview

Remove geomview Configurations and Data

To remove geomview configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geomview

Remove geomview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geomview

Dependencies

geomview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geomview package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.