How To Install libgeometric-shapes2d on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometric-shapes2d on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgeometric-shapes2d
libgeometric-shapes2d is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS), and contains generic definitions of geometric shapes and bodies.
This package contains the library itself.
There are three methods to install libgeometric-shapes2d 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 libgeometric-shapes2d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeometric-shapes2d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeometric-shapes2d
Install libgeometric-shapes2d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeometric-shapes2d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeometric-shapes2d
Install libgeometric-shapes2d 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 libgeometric-shapes2d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeometric-shapes2d
How To Uninstall libgeometric-shapes2d on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgeometric-shapes2d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeometric-shapes2d
Uninstall libgeometric-shapes2d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeometric-shapes2d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeometric-shapes2d
Remove libgeometric-shapes2d Configurations and Data
To remove libgeometric-shapes2d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeometric-shapes2d
Remove libgeometric-shapes2d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeometric-shapes2d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeometric-shapes2d
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometric-shapes2d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
