How To Install libcal3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcal3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libcal3d-doc is Skeletal based 3d character animation library - API documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcal3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcal3d-doc

libcal3d-doc is:

Cal3d is a skeletal based 3d character animation library written in C++ in a platform-/graphic API-independent way. It has an unified exporter plugin framework. Currently it includes exporters 16 for 3D Studio Max and MilkShape 3D).

This package contains the cal3 API documentation.

There are three methods to install libcal3d-doc 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 libcal3d-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcal3d-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcal3d-doc

Install libcal3d-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcal3d-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcal3d-doc

Install libcal3d-doc 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 libcal3d-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcal3d-doc

How To Uninstall libcal3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcal3d-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcal3d-doc

Uninstall libcal3d-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcal3d-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcal3d-doc

Remove libcal3d-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libcal3d-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcal3d-doc

Remove libcal3d-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcal3d-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcal3d-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcal3d-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.