How To Install libcoin80-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin80-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04. libcoin80-runtime is high-level 3D graphics kit - external data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin80-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcoin80-runtime

libcoin80-runtime is:

External data files used by the Coin library at run-time. The dragger geometry files represent the defaults that are used if the files are not found. This package is completely optional.

There are three methods to install libcoin80-runtime 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-runtime 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-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcoin80-runtime

Install libcoin80-runtime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcoin80-runtime using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcoin80-runtime

Install libcoin80-runtime 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-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoin80-runtime

How To Uninstall libcoin80-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcoin80-runtime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcoin80-runtime

Uninstall libcoin80-runtime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcoin80-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoin80-runtime

Remove libcoin80-runtime Configurations and Data

To remove libcoin80-runtime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoin80-runtime

Remove libcoin80-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcoin80-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoin80-runtime

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin80-runtime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.