How To Install libcoin80-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin80-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcoin80-dev
libcoin80-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 libcoin80-dev 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 libcoin80-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 libcoin80-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcoin80-dev
Install libcoin80-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoin80-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcoin80-dev
Install libcoin80-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoin80-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcoin80-dev
How To Uninstall libcoin80-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcoin80-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcoin80-dev
Uninstall libcoin80-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcoin80-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoin80-dev
Remove libcoin80-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcoin80-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcoin80-dev
Remove libcoin80-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcoin80-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoin80-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin80-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
