How To Install evolvotron on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install evolvotron on Debian 12.
What is evolvotron
evolvotron is:
This is an interactive generative art application to evolve images/textures/patterns/animations through an iterative process of random mutation and user-selection driven evolution. This process is also often referred to as “evolutionary art” or “genetic art”. If you like lava lamps, and still think the Mandelbrot set is cool, this could be the software for you.
There are three methods to install evolvotron 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 evolvotron Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install evolvotron using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install evolvotron
Install evolvotron Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install evolvotron using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install evolvotron
Install evolvotron 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 evolvotron using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install evolvotron
How To Uninstall evolvotron on Debian 12
To uninstall only the evolvotron package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove evolvotron
Uninstall evolvotron And Its Dependencies
To uninstall evolvotron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove evolvotron
Remove evolvotron Configurations and Data
To remove evolvotron configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge evolvotron
Remove evolvotron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove evolvotron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evolvotron
Dependencies
evolvotron have the following dependencies:
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install evolvotron package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.