How To Install libtriangle-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtriangle-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtriangle-dev
libtriangle-dev is:
Triangle is a library/program for meshing 2-D surfaces and manifolds.
This package contains its static library, headers, and shared library symbolic link, which are needed to compile programs using the triangle library.
There are three methods to install libtriangle-dev 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 libtriangle-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 libtriangle-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtriangle-dev
Install libtriangle-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtriangle-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtriangle-dev
Install libtriangle-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libtriangle-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtriangle-dev
How To Uninstall libtriangle-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtriangle-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtriangle-dev
Uninstall libtriangle-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtriangle-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtriangle-dev
Remove libtriangle-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtriangle-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtriangle-dev
Remove libtriangle-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtriangle-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtriangle-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtriangle-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.