Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgts-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgts-bin
libgts-bin is:
The GTS Library is intended to provide a set of useful functions to
deal with 3D surfaces meshed with interconnected triangles.
This package contains some utility binaries.
There are three methods to install libgts-bin 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 libgts-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgts-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgts-bin
Install libgts-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgts-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgts-bin
Install libgts-bin 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 libgts-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgts-bin
How To Uninstall libgts-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgts-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgts-bin
Uninstall libgts-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgts-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgts-bin
Remove libgts-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libgts-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgts-bin
Remove libgts-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgts-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgts-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgts-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
