gmsh software package provides Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gmsh
gmsh is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gmsh package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gmsh *
You will get with gmsh package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Mathematics |
| Package | gmsh |
| Version | 2.8.5+dfsg-1.1+b2 [s390x], 2.8 |
| Description | Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator |
| Sub Section | Math |