How To Install libgimpactutils2.83.7 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgimpactutils2.83.7 on Debian 9.
What is libgimpactutils2.83.7
libgimpactutils2.83.7 is:
Bullet professional 3D Game Multiphysics Library provides state of the art collision detection, soft body and rigid body dynamics.
This package contains the GIMPACT shared library. GIMPACT is a software library with tools for geometry processing and collision detection, focused on solving most common problems on Virtual Reality development.
For more information about Bullet, please refer to the libbullet-dev package.
There are three methods to install libgimpactutils2.83.7 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 libgimpactutils2.83.7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgimpactutils2.83.7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgimpactutils2.83.7
Install libgimpactutils2.83.7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgimpactutils2.83.7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgimpactutils2.83.7
Install libgimpactutils2.83.7 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 libgimpactutils2.83.7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgimpactutils2.83.7
How To Uninstall libgimpactutils2.83.7 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgimpactutils2.83.7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgimpactutils2.83.7
Uninstall libgimpactutils2.83.7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgimpactutils2.83.7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgimpactutils2.83.7
Remove libgimpactutils2.83.7 Configurations and Data
To remove libgimpactutils2.83.7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgimpactutils2.83.7
Remove libgimpactutils2.83.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgimpactutils2.83.7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgimpactutils2.83.7
Dependencies
libgimpactutils2.83.7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgimpactutils2.83.7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
