How To Install libqhull-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-doc on Debian 9. libqhull-doc is calculate convex hulls and related structures (documentation files)

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.