Install vtk-examples on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install vtk-examples
Learn how to install vtk-examples with the command sudo apt-get install vtk-examples on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of vtk-examples:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: vtk-examples
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install vtk-examples
Package Details | |
| Package: | vtk-examples |
| Version: | 5.8.0-5 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.vtk.org/ |
| Description: | C++, Tcl and Python example programs/scripts for VTK The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an object oriented, high level library that allows one to easily write C++ programs, Tcl, Python and Java scripts that do 3D visualization. . This package contains examples from the VTK source. To compile the C++ examples you will need to install the vtk-dev package as well. Some of them require the libqt4-dev package. . The Python and Tcl examples can be run with the corresponding packages (python-vtk, tcl-vtk). Homepage: http://www.vtk.org/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/graphics |
How to install vtk-examples on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If vtk-examples is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L vtk-examples' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L vtk-examples Package `vtk-examples' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing vtk-examples:
After system update use the following command to install vtk-examples:
sudo apt-get install vtk-examples
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove vtk-examples from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the vtk-examples from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the vtk-examples following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove vtk-examples
Following command is used to remove the vtk-examples package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove vtk-examples
This will remove vtk-examples and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing vtk-examples with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge vtk-examples
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove vtk-examples
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with vtk-examples package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.