How To Install libqhull-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-dev on Debian 12.
What is libqhull-dev
libqhull-dev is:
Qhull computes convex hulls, Delaunay triangulations, halfspace intersections about a point, Voronoi diagrams, furthest-site Delaunay triangulations, and furthest-site Voronoi diagrams. It runs in 2-d, 3-d, 4-d, and higher dimensions.
This package contains the files necessary for development (headers and libraries), as well as the library documentation in HTML format.
There are three methods to install libqhull-dev 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 libqhull-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 libqhull-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqhull-dev
Install libqhull-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqhull-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqhull-dev
Install libqhull-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libqhull-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqhull-dev
How To Uninstall libqhull-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libqhull-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqhull-dev
Uninstall libqhull-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqhull-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhull-dev
Remove libqhull-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqhull-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqhull-dev
Remove libqhull-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqhull-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqhull-dev
Dependencies
libqhull-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
