How To Install fstl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fstl on Debian 11.
What is fstl
fstl is:
fstl is a viewer for .stl files commonly used in stereolithography, rapid prototyping, 3D printing and CAM.
It is optimized to quickly load and render very high-polygon models.
There are three methods to install fstl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fstl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fstl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fstl
Install fstl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fstl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fstl
Install fstl 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 fstl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fstl
How To Uninstall fstl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fstl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fstl
Uninstall fstl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fstl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fstl
Remove fstl Configurations and Data
To remove fstl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fstl
Remove fstl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fstl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fstl
Dependencies
fstl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fstl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.