How To Install libccd2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libccd2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libccd2
Remove libccd2 Configurations and Data
To remove libccd2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libccd2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
