How To Install fracplanet on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install fracplanet on Debian 11. fracplanet is Fractal planet generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fracplanet on Debian 11.

What is fracplanet

fracplanet is:

This is an interactive tool for creating random fractal planets and terrain areas with oceans, rivers, lakes and icecaps. The results can be exported as models to POV-Ray and to Blender, or as texture maps for more general usage.

There are three methods to install fracplanet 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 fracplanet Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fracplanet

Install fracplanet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fracplanet

Install fracplanet 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 fracplanet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fracplanet

How To Uninstall fracplanet on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove fracplanet

Uninstall fracplanet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fracplanet

Remove fracplanet Configurations and Data

To remove fracplanet configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fracplanet

Remove fracplanet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fracplanet

Dependencies

fracplanet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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