How To Install libspnav0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspnav0
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libspnav0
libspnav0 is:
The spacenav project provides a free, compatible alternative to the proprietary 3Dconnexion SDK for their 3D input devices (called “space navigator”, “space pilot”, “space traveller”, etc).
This package contains the library. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics
There are three methods to install libspnav0
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libspnav0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libspnav0
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspnav0
Install libspnav0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libspnav0
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspnav0
Install libspnav0 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 libspnav0
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspnav0
How To Uninstall libspnav0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libspnav0
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspnav0
Uninstall libspnav0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspnav0
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspnav0
Remove libspnav0 Configurations and Data
To remove libspnav0
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspnav0
Remove libspnav0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspnav0
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspnav0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspnav0
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.