How To Install libtet1.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtet1.5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtet1.5
libtet1.5 is:
TetGen generates the Delaunay tetrahedralization, Voronoi diagram, and convex hull for three-dimensional point sets, generates the constrained Delaunay tetrahedralizations and quality tetrahedral meshes for three-dimensional domains with piecewise linear boundary.
This package provides the runtime shared library.
There are three methods to install libtet1.5 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 libtet1.5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtet1.5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtet1.5
Install libtet1.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtet1.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtet1.5
Install libtet1.5 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 libtet1.5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtet1.5
How To Uninstall libtet1.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtet1.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtet1.5
Uninstall libtet1.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtet1.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtet1.5
Remove libtet1.5 Configurations and Data
To remove libtet1.5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtet1.5
Remove libtet1.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtet1.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtet1.5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtet1.5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
