How To Install libcnoid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcnoid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libcnoid-dev is Integrated robotics GUI environment - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcnoid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcnoid-dev

libcnoid-dev is:

Choreonoid is an integrated robotics GUI environment, which allows users to add their own functions on the basis of various basic robotics functions.

This package gathers development files required to compile Choreonoid plug-ins.

There are three methods to install libcnoid-dev 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 libcnoid-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 libcnoid-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcnoid-dev

Install libcnoid-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcnoid-dev

Install libcnoid-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcnoid-dev

How To Uninstall libcnoid-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libcnoid-dev

Uninstall libcnoid-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcnoid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcnoid-dev

Remove libcnoid-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcnoid-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcnoid-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcnoid-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.