How To Install snappea on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snappea on Debian 10.
What is snappea
snappea is:
SnapPea is Jeff Weeks’ computational tool for mathematicians working in low-dimensional topology. It is used for creating and studying hyperbolic 3-manifolds, and is accessible via Python scripts as well as through a traditional graphical user interface.
There are three methods to install snappea 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 snappea Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snappea using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snappea
Install snappea Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snappea using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snappea
Install snappea 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 snappea using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snappea
How To Uninstall snappea on Debian 10
To uninstall only the snappea package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snappea
Uninstall snappea And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snappea and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snappea
Remove snappea Configurations and Data
To remove snappea configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snappea
Remove snappea configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snappea configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snappea
Dependencies
snappea have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snappea package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.