How To Install blender on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install blender on Debian 9.
What is blender
blender is:
Blender is an integrated 3d suite for modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback (games). Blender has its own particular user interface, which is implemented entirely in OpenGL and designed with speed in mind. Python bindings are available for scripting; import/export features for popular file formats like 3D Studio and Wavefront Obj are implemented as scripts by the community. Stills, animations, models for games or other third party engines and interactive content in the form of a standalone binary are common products of Blender use.
There are three methods to install blender on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install blender Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install blender using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install blender
Install blender Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install blender using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install blender
Install blender 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 blender using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install blender
How To Uninstall blender on Debian 9
To uninstall only the blender package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove blender
Uninstall blender And Its Dependencies
To uninstall blender and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove blender
Remove blender Configurations and Data
To remove blender configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge blender
Remove blender configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove blender configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blender
Dependencies
blender have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install blender package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.