How To Install 3dldf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install 3dldf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is 3dldf
3dldf 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 provides the 3dldf interpreter required to output MetaPost source files from ldf ones; it also contains ldf samples.
There are three methods to install 3dldf on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install 3dldf
Install 3dldf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install 3dldf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install 3dldf
Install 3dldf 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install 3dldf
How To Uninstall 3dldf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the 3dldf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove 3dldf
Uninstall 3dldf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall 3dldf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove 3dldf
Remove 3dldf Configurations and Data
To remove 3dldf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge 3dldf
Remove 3dldf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove 3dldf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 3dldf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install 3dldf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
