How To Install libvtk6.3 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk6.3 on Debian 10.
What is libvtk6.3
libvtk6.3 is:
The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.
This package provides the shared libraries needed to run C++ programs that use VTK.
There are three methods to install libvtk6.3 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvtk6.3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtk6.3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtk6.3
Install libvtk6.3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvtk6.3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtk6.3
Install libvtk6.3 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 libvtk6.3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtk6.3
How To Uninstall libvtk6.3 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libvtk6.3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtk6.3
Uninstall libvtk6.3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtk6.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtk6.3
Remove libvtk6.3 Configurations and Data
To remove libvtk6.3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtk6.3
Remove libvtk6.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvtk6.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtk6.3
Dependencies
libvtk6.3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk6.3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.