How to Install libvtk5-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install libvtk5-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

libvtk5-dev software package provides VTK header files for building C++ code, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libvtk5-dev 

libvtk5-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libvtk5-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libvtk5-dev *

You will get with libvtk5-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libvtk5-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Library development
Package libvtk5-dev
Version 5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3
Description VTK header files for building C++ code
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libvtk5-dev software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?