How To Install geomview on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geomview on Debian 10.
What is geomview
geomview is:
Geomview is interactive geometry software which is particularly appropriate for mathematics research and education. In particular, geomview can display things in hyperbolic and spherical space as well as Euclidean space.
Geomview allows multiple independently controllable objects and cameras. It provides interactive control for motion, appearances (including lighting, shading, and materials), picking on an object, edge or vertex level, snapshots in SGI image file or Renderman RIB format, and adding or deleting objects is provided through direct mouse manipulation, control panels, and keyboard shortcuts. External programs can drive desired aspects of the viewer (such as continually loading changing geometry or controlling the motion of certain objects) while allowing interactive control of everything else.
There are three methods to install geomview on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install geomview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install geomview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geomview
Install geomview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install geomview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geomview
Install geomview 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 geomview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geomview
How To Uninstall geomview on Debian 10
To uninstall only the geomview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geomview
Uninstall geomview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geomview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geomview
Remove geomview Configurations and Data
To remove geomview configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geomview
Remove geomview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geomview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geomview
Dependencies
geomview have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geomview package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.