How To Install libhacd2.83.7 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhacd2.83.7 on Debian 9. libhacd2.83.7 is professional 3D Game Multiphysics Library – HACD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhacd2.83.7 on Debian 9.

What is libhacd2.83.7

libhacd2.83.7 is:

Bullet professional 3D Game Multiphysics Library provides state of the art collision detection, soft body and rigid body dynamics.

This package contains the HACD shared library. HACD stands for Hierarchical Approximate Convex Decomposition and provides a sophisticated algorithm that can, in a CPU efficient way, compute a faithful approximation of the original mesh.

For more information about Bullet, please refer to the libbullet-dev package.

There are three methods to install libhacd2.83.7 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 libhacd2.83.7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhacd2.83.7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhacd2.83.7

Install libhacd2.83.7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhacd2.83.7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhacd2.83.7

Install libhacd2.83.7 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 libhacd2.83.7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhacd2.83.7

How To Uninstall libhacd2.83.7 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libhacd2.83.7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhacd2.83.7

Uninstall libhacd2.83.7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhacd2.83.7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhacd2.83.7

Remove libhacd2.83.7 Configurations and Data

To remove libhacd2.83.7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhacd2.83.7

Remove libhacd2.83.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhacd2.83.7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhacd2.83.7

Dependencies

libhacd2.83.7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhacd2.83.7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.