How To Install k3d on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install k3d on Debian 10.
What is k3d
k3d is:
K-3D is free-as-in-freedom 3D modeling and animation software. It combines flexible plugins with a visualization pipeline architecture, making K-3D a versatile and powerful tool for artists.
This package contains binaries and libraries.
There are three methods to install k3d 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 k3d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install k3d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install k3d
Install k3d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install k3d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install k3d
Install k3d 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 k3d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install k3d
How To Uninstall k3d on Debian 10
To uninstall only the k3d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove k3d
Uninstall k3d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall k3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove k3d
Remove k3d Configurations and Data
To remove k3d configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge k3d
Remove k3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove k3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge k3d
Dependencies
k3d have the following dependencies:
- lib3ds-1-3
- libatk1.0-0
- libatkmm-1.6-1v5
- libboost-program-options1.67.0
- libboost-python1.67.0
- libboost-regex1.67.0
- libc6
- libcairomm-1.0-1v5
- libcgal13
- libdbus-glib-1-2
- libexpat1
- libfreetype6
- libftgl2
- libgcc1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install k3d package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
