How To Install psurface on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install psurface on Debian 10.
What is psurface
psurface is:
Psurface is a C++ library that handles piecewise linear bijections between triangulated surfaces. These surfaces can be of arbitrary shape and need not even be manifolds.
This package contains several utilities for working with psurface.
There are three methods to install psurface 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 psurface Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install psurface using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install psurface
Install psurface Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install psurface using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install psurface
Install psurface 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 psurface using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install psurface
How To Uninstall psurface on Debian 10
To uninstall only the psurface package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove psurface
Uninstall psurface And Its Dependencies
To uninstall psurface and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove psurface
Remove psurface Configurations and Data
To remove psurface configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge psurface
Remove psurface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove psurface configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psurface
Dependencies
psurface have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install psurface package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.