How To Install mm3d on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mm3d on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mm3d
mm3d is:
This is an OpenGL based 3D model editor that works with triangle-based models. It supports multi-level undo, skeletal animations, simple texturing, scripting, command-line batch processing, and a plugin system for adding new model and image filters. Complete online help is included. It is designed to be easy to use and easy to extend with plugins and scripts.
It supports the following 3d files: MilkShape (ms3d), Wavefront (obj), LightWave 3d Object (lwo), Quake 2 model (md2), Quake 3 model (md3), Caligari trueSpace (cob), and AutoCAD (dxf).
There are three methods to install mm3d on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mm3d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mm3d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mm3d
Install mm3d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mm3d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mm3d
Install mm3d 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 mm3d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mm3d
How To Uninstall mm3d on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mm3d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mm3d
Uninstall mm3d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mm3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mm3d
Remove mm3d Configurations and Data
To remove mm3d configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mm3d
Remove mm3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mm3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mm3d
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mm3d package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
