How To Install vtk6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. vtk6-doc is VTK class reference documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vtk6-doc

vtk6-doc is:

The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.

This package provides documentation for VTK6

There are three methods to install vtk6-doc 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 vtk6-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vtk6-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vtk6-doc

Install vtk6-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vtk6-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vtk6-doc

Install vtk6-doc 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 vtk6-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vtk6-doc

How To Uninstall vtk6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the vtk6-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vtk6-doc

Uninstall vtk6-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vtk6-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtk6-doc

Remove vtk6-doc Configurations and Data

To remove vtk6-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vtk6-doc

Remove vtk6-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vtk6-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtk6-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk6-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.