How To Install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 on Debian 9. libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 is professional 3D Game Multiphysics Library – soft body

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 on Debian 9.

What is libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 is:

Bullet professional 3D Game Multiphysics Library provides state of the art collision detection, soft body and rigid body dynamics.

This package contains the BulletSoftbody shared library.

It features soft body dynamics for cloth, rope and deformable volumes with two-way interaction with rigid bodies, including constraint support.

For more information about Bullet, please refer to the libbullet-dev package.

There are three methods to install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

Install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

Install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

How To Uninstall libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

Uninstall libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

Remove libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 Configurations and Data

To remove libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

Remove libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbulletsoftbody2.83.7

Dependencies

libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbulletsoftbody2.83.7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.