How To Install octave-vrml on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-vrml on Debian 12.
What is octave-vrml
octave-vrml is:
This package provides functions to do 3D graphics using VRML in Octave a numerical computation software. It allows the visualization of sets of 3D points, 3D curves, surfaces, etc using Octave, in conjunction with the VRML browser FreeWRL.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-vrml on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install octave-vrml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-vrml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-vrml
Install octave-vrml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-vrml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-vrml
Install octave-vrml 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 octave-vrml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-vrml
How To Uninstall octave-vrml on Debian 12
To uninstall only the octave-vrml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-vrml
Uninstall octave-vrml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-vrml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-vrml
Remove octave-vrml Configurations and Data
To remove octave-vrml configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-vrml
Remove octave-vrml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-vrml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-vrml
Dependencies
octave-vrml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-vrml package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.