How To Install lib3mf1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3mf1 on Ubuntu 22.04. lib3mf1 is Lib3MF is a C++ implementation of the 3D Manufacturing Format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3mf1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lib3mf1

lib3mf1 is:

As 3MF shall become an universal 3D Printing standard, its quick adoption is very important. This library shall lower all barriers of adoption to any possible user, let it be software providers, hardware providers, service providers or middleware tools. The specification can be downloaded at http://3mf.io/specification/

Its aim is to offer an open source way to integrate 3MF reading and writing capabilities, as well as conversion and validation tools for input and output data. The 3MF Library shall provide a clean and easy-to-use API to speed up the development and keep integration costs at a minimum.

There are three methods to install lib3mf1 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 lib3mf1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lib3mf1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lib3mf1

Install lib3mf1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lib3mf1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lib3mf1

Install lib3mf1 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 lib3mf1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lib3mf1

How To Uninstall lib3mf1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lib3mf1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lib3mf1

Uninstall lib3mf1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lib3mf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lib3mf1

Remove lib3mf1 Configurations and Data

To remove lib3mf1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lib3mf1

Remove lib3mf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lib3mf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lib3mf1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3mf1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.