Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install admesh on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is admesh
admesh is:
Currently, ADMesh only reads the STL file
format that is used for rapid prototyping applications,
although it can write STL, VRML, OFF, and DXF files.
Some features of admesh are: Fill holes in the mesh
by adding facets. Repair facets by connecting
nearby facets. Repair normal directions
(i.e. facets should be CCW) Remove degenerate
facets (i.e. facets with 2 or more vertices equal)
There are three methods to install admesh 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 admesh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install admesh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install admesh
Install admesh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install admesh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install admesh
Install admesh 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 admesh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install admesh
How To Uninstall admesh on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the admesh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove admesh
Uninstall admesh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall admesh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove admesh
Remove admesh Configurations and Data
To remove admesh configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge admesh
Remove admesh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove admesh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge admesh
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install admesh package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
