How To Install whitedune on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install whitedune on Ubuntu 18.04. whitedune is graphical VRML97/X3D viewer, editor, 3D modeller and animation tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install whitedune on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is whitedune

whitedune is:

Whitedune can read VRML97 files, display and let the user change the scenegraph and all fields of all nodes.

The most powerful 3D modelling features of whitedune support the VRML97 Amendment1 style NURBS nodes and Superformula based PROTOs. This is mainly convenient for building some rounded shapes.

Whitedune supports some 3D inputdevices like joysticks, gamepads or all devices supported via the Xinput protocol and also quadbuffer stereo visuals.

There are three methods to install whitedune 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 whitedune Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install whitedune

Install whitedune Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install whitedune using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install whitedune

Install whitedune 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 whitedune using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install whitedune

How To Uninstall whitedune on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the whitedune package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove whitedune

Uninstall whitedune And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove whitedune

Remove whitedune Configurations and Data

To remove whitedune configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge whitedune

Remove whitedune configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge whitedune

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Summary

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