How To Install libqhull-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-doc on Debian 9.
What is libqhull-doc
libqhull-doc 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 documentation for Qhull.
There are three methods to install libqhull-doc on Debian 9. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqhull-doc
Install libqhull-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqhull-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqhull-doc
Install libqhull-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqhull-doc
How To Uninstall libqhull-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libqhull-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqhull-doc
Uninstall libqhull-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqhull-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhull-doc
Remove libqhull-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libqhull-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqhull-doc
Remove libqhull-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqhull-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqhull-doc
Dependencies
libqhull-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.