How To Install libgts-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgts-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgts-dev
libgts-dev is:
The GTS Library is intended to provide a set of useful functions to deal with 3D surfaces meshed with interconnected triangles.
This package contains the headers and development libraries needed to build applications using GTS.
There are three methods to install libgts-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgts-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgts-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgts-dev
Install libgts-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgts-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgts-dev
Install libgts-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgts-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgts-dev
How To Uninstall libgts-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgts-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgts-dev
Uninstall libgts-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgts-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgts-dev
Remove libgts-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgts-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgts-dev
Remove libgts-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgts-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgts-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgts-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.