How To Install libqhull-r8.0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-r8.0 on Debian 12.
What is libqhull-r8.0
libqhull-r8.0 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 reentrant version of the shared C library.
There are three methods to install libqhull-r8.0 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-r8.0 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-r8.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqhull-r8.0
Install libqhull-r8.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqhull-r8.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqhull-r8.0
Install libqhull-r8.0 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-r8.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqhull-r8.0
How To Uninstall libqhull-r8.0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libqhull-r8.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqhull-r8.0
Uninstall libqhull-r8.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqhull-r8.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhull-r8.0
Remove libqhull-r8.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libqhull-r8.0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqhull-r8.0
Remove libqhull-r8.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqhull-r8.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqhull-r8.0
Dependencies
libqhull-r8.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-r8.0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
