How To Install libsunflow-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsunflow-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsunflow-java
libsunflow-java is:
Sunflow is an open source rendering system for photo-realistic image synthesis. It is written in Java and built around a flexible ray tracing core and an extensible object-oriented design. It was created as a framework for experimenting with global illumination algorithms and new surface shading models.
There are three methods to install libsunflow-java on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsunflow-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsunflow-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsunflow-java
Install libsunflow-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsunflow-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsunflow-java
Install libsunflow-java 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsunflow-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsunflow-java
How To Uninstall libsunflow-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsunflow-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsunflow-java
Uninstall libsunflow-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsunflow-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsunflow-java
Remove libsunflow-java Configurations and Data
To remove libsunflow-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsunflow-java
Remove libsunflow-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsunflow-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsunflow-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsunflow-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
