How To Install libccd2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libccd2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libccd2 is Library for collision detection between convex shapes - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libccd2 on Debian 12.

What is libccd2

libccd2 is:

libccd implements variation on Gilbert-Johnson-Keerthi (GJK) algorithm + Expand Polytope Algorithm (EPA). It also implements Minkowski Portal Refinement (MPR, a.k.a. XenoCollide) algorithm as published in Game Programming Gems 7. libccd is one of the very few open source libraries that include MPR algorithm working in 3-D space. However, there is a library called mpr2d, implemented in D programming language, that works in 2-D space.

This package gathers the shared library

There are three methods to install libccd2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libccd2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libccd2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libccd2

Install libccd2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libccd2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libccd2

Install libccd2 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 libccd2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libccd2

How To Uninstall libccd2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libccd2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libccd2

Uninstall libccd2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libccd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libccd2

Remove libccd2 Configurations and Data

To remove libccd2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libccd2

Remove libccd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libccd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libccd2

Dependencies

libccd2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libccd2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.