How To Install python-admesh on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-admesh on Ubuntu 18.04. python-admesh is Python bindings for the ADMesh (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-admesh on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-admesh

python-admesh is:

It lets you manipulate 3D models in binary or ASCII STL format and partially repair them if necessary.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-admesh 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 python-admesh Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-admesh using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-admesh

Install python-admesh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-admesh using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-admesh

Install python-admesh 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 python-admesh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-admesh

How To Uninstall python-admesh on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-admesh package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-admesh

Uninstall python-admesh And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-admesh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-admesh

Remove python-admesh Configurations and Data

To remove python-admesh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-admesh

Remove python-admesh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-admesh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-admesh

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-admesh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.