How To Install wings3d on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wings3d on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wings3d
wings3d is:
Wings 3D is a polygon mesh modeller written entirely in Erlang. The user interface was designed to be easy to use for both beginners and advanced users alike. It was inspired by the famous Nendo modeller (from Izware.)
Unlike similar modelling programs (such as Blender), this program does not provide native support for doing animations (though you can output its models to an animation tool.)
Wings 3D supports the following import formats: Nendo (NDO), 3D Studio (3DS), Wavefront (OBJ), and Adobe Illustrator 8 (AI).
Wings 3D supports the following export formats: Nendo (NDO), 3D Studio (3DS), Wavefront (OBJ), VRML (WRL), Renderman (RIB), Hash:Animation Master (MDL), Renderware (RWX), Yafray, Toxic, and FBX via a third-party plug-in.
Open Source Erlang is a functional programming language designed at the Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory.
There are three methods to install wings3d 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 wings3d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wings3d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wings3d
Install wings3d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wings3d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wings3d
Install wings3d 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 wings3d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wings3d
How To Uninstall wings3d on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wings3d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wings3d
Uninstall wings3d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wings3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wings3d
Remove wings3d Configurations and Data
To remove wings3d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wings3d
Remove wings3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wings3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wings3d
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wings3d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
