How To Install libcoin-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcoin-dev
libcoin-dev is:
Coin is an OpenGL-based, retain-mode 3D graphics library that implements the Open Inventor 2.1 API. It also includes support for VRML97 and 3D audio.
There are three methods to install libcoin-dev 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 libcoin-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcoin-dev
Install libcoin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcoin-dev
Install libcoin-dev 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 libcoin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcoin-dev
How To Uninstall libcoin-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcoin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcoin-dev
Uninstall libcoin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcoin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoin-dev
Remove libcoin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcoin-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcoin-dev
Remove libcoin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcoin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoin-dev
Dependencies
libcoin-dev have the following dependencies:
- libcoin80c
- libgl-dev
- libopengl-dev
- libglew-dev
- libx11-dev
- libxext-dev
- libxi-dev
- libxmu-dev
- libxpm-dev
- libxt-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
