How To Install opticalraytracer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opticalraytracer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opticalraytracer
opticalraytracer is:
OpticalRayTracer is an application that analyzes systems of lenses. It uses optical principles and a virtual optical bench to predict the behavior of many kinds of ordinary and exotic lens types. OpticalRayTracer includes an advanced, easy-to-use interface that allows the user to rearrange the optical configuration by simply dragging lenses around using the mouse.
There are three methods to install opticalraytracer 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 opticalraytracer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opticalraytracer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opticalraytracer
Install opticalraytracer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opticalraytracer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opticalraytracer
Install opticalraytracer 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 opticalraytracer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opticalraytracer
How To Uninstall opticalraytracer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opticalraytracer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opticalraytracer
Uninstall opticalraytracer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opticalraytracer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opticalraytracer
Remove opticalraytracer Configurations and Data
To remove opticalraytracer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opticalraytracer
Remove opticalraytracer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opticalraytracer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opticalraytracer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opticalraytracer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
