How To Install vtk7-doc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk7-doc on Debian 11.
What is vtk7-doc
vtk7-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 VTK7
There are three methods to install vtk7-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vtk7-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 vtk7-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vtk7-doc
Install vtk7-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vtk7-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vtk7-doc
Install vtk7-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install vtk7-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vtk7-doc
How To Uninstall vtk7-doc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the vtk7-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vtk7-doc
Uninstall vtk7-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vtk7-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtk7-doc
Remove vtk7-doc Configurations and Data
To remove vtk7-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vtk7-doc
Remove vtk7-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vtk7-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtk7-doc
Dependencies
vtk7-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk7-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.