How To Install libccd-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libccd-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libccd-dev is Library for collision detection between convex shapes - dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libccd-dev on Debian 10.

What is libccd-dev

libccd-dev is:

libccd implements variation on Gilbert-Johnson-Keerthi (GJK) algorithm + Expand Polytope Algorithm (EPA). It also implements Minkowski Portal Refinement (MPR, a.k.a. XenoCollide) algorithm as published in Game Programming Gems 7. libccd is one of the very few open source libraries that include MPR algorithm working in 3-D space. However, there is a library called mpr2d, implemented in D programming language, that works in 2-D space.

This package contains development files (headers, shared library symbolic link and cmake file).

There are three methods to install libccd-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libccd-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libccd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libccd-dev

Install libccd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libccd-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libccd-dev

Install libccd-dev 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 libccd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libccd-dev

How To Uninstall libccd-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libccd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libccd-dev

Uninstall libccd-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libccd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libccd-dev

Remove libccd-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libccd-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libccd-dev

Remove libccd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libccd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libccd-dev

Dependencies

libccd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libccd-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.