How To Install 3dldf-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install 3dldf-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. 3dldf-doc is 3D drawing with MetaPost output – documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 3dldf-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is 3dldf-doc

3dldf-doc is:

GNU 3DLDF implements an interpreter for a METAFONT-like language for three-dimensional drawing with MetaPost output.

GNU 3DLDF is mainly intended to provide a convenient way of creating 3D graphics for inclusion in TeX documents; it can also be used for creating animations, which can contain text typeset using TeX.

This package contains the documentation for 3DLDF.

There are three methods to install 3dldf-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 3dldf-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 3dldf-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 3dldf-doc

Install 3dldf-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install 3dldf-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 3dldf-doc

Install 3dldf-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install 3dldf-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 3dldf-doc

How To Uninstall 3dldf-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the 3dldf-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 3dldf-doc

Uninstall 3dldf-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 3dldf-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 3dldf-doc

Remove 3dldf-doc Configurations and Data

To remove 3dldf-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 3dldf-doc

Remove 3dldf-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 3dldf-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 3dldf-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 3dldf-doc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.