How To Install cura-engine on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cura-engine on Debian 12.
What is cura-engine
cura-engine is:
The CuraEngine is a C++ console application for 3D printing GCode generation. It has been made as a better and faster alternative to the old Skeinforge engine.
There are three methods to install cura-engine on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cura-engine Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cura-engine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cura-engine
Install cura-engine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cura-engine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cura-engine
Install cura-engine 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 cura-engine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cura-engine
How To Uninstall cura-engine on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cura-engine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cura-engine
Uninstall cura-engine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cura-engine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cura-engine
Remove cura-engine Configurations and Data
To remove cura-engine configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cura-engine
Remove cura-engine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cura-engine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cura-engine
Dependencies
cura-engine have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cura-engine package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.