How To Install stlcmd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stlcmd on Debian 10.
What is stlcmd
stlcmd is:
stl_cmd is a suite of command line tools for generating, inspecting and manipulating STL files which are often used in 3D printing. The goal of this project is to be a resource for teaching terminal usage and some basic programming concepts in the 3D printing space. Imagine an assignment which involves building a brick wall. Students would need to use a combination of stl_cube, stl_transform and stl_merge. The commands could be combined in a bash or
script with for and while loops, could accept input and use conditionals to affect the attributes of the wall.
There are three methods to install stlcmd 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 stlcmd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stlcmd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stlcmd
Install stlcmd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stlcmd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stlcmd
Install stlcmd 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 stlcmd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stlcmd
How To Uninstall stlcmd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the stlcmd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stlcmd
Uninstall stlcmd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stlcmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stlcmd
Remove stlcmd Configurations and Data
To remove stlcmd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stlcmd
Remove stlcmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stlcmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stlcmd
Dependencies
stlcmd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stlcmd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.