How To Install libcqrlib2-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcqrlib2-dev on Debian 9. libcqrlib2-dev is Library and headers for quaternion arithmetic and rotation math

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcqrlib2-dev on Debian 9.

What is libcqrlib2-dev

libcqrlib2-dev is:

Quaternions are four-dimensional numbers which form an associative normed division algebra over the real numbers. Unit quaternions are a convenient and efficient way to represent orientations and rotations in three dimensions.

CQRlib is an ANSI C implementation of a utility library for quaternion arithmetic and quaternion rotation math.

This package contains files needed for compiling programs using CQRlib.

There are three methods to install libcqrlib2-dev 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 libcqrlib2-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 libcqrlib2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcqrlib2-dev

Install libcqrlib2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcqrlib2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcqrlib2-dev

Install libcqrlib2-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 libcqrlib2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcqrlib2-dev

How To Uninstall libcqrlib2-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcqrlib2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcqrlib2-dev

Uninstall libcqrlib2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcqrlib2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcqrlib2-dev

Remove libcqrlib2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcqrlib2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcqrlib2-dev

Remove libcqrlib2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcqrlib2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcqrlib2-dev

Dependencies

libcqrlib2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcqrlib2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.