How To Install libpsurface-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsurface-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpsurface-dbg
libpsurface-dbg is:
Psurface is a C++ library that handles piecewise linear bijections between triangulated surfaces. These surfaces can be of arbitrary shape and need not even be manifolds.
This package contains debug symbols.
There are three methods to install libpsurface-dbg 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 libpsurface-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpsurface-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpsurface-dbg
Install libpsurface-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpsurface-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpsurface-dbg
Install libpsurface-dbg 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 libpsurface-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpsurface-dbg
How To Uninstall libpsurface-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpsurface-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpsurface-dbg
Uninstall libpsurface-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpsurface-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpsurface-dbg
Remove libpsurface-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libpsurface-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpsurface-dbg
Remove libpsurface-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpsurface-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpsurface-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsurface-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
