How To Install libs3d-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libs3d-dev on Debian 9. libs3d-dev is 3d network display server library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libs3d-dev on Debian 9.

What is libs3d-dev

libs3d-dev is:

s3d is a 3d network display server which can be used as 3d desktop environment.

This package provides the header files for building your own s3d programs.

There are three methods to install libs3d-dev 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 libs3d-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 libs3d-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libs3d-dev

Install libs3d-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libs3d-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libs3d-dev

Install libs3d-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 libs3d-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libs3d-dev

How To Uninstall libs3d-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libs3d-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libs3d-dev

Uninstall libs3d-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libs3d-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libs3d-dev

Remove libs3d-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libs3d-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libs3d-dev

Remove libs3d-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libs3d-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libs3d-dev

Dependencies

libs3d-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libs3d-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.