How To Install libfcl0.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcl0.5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfcl0.5
libfcl0.5 is:
FCL is a collision and proximity library that integrates several techniques for fast and accurate collision checking and proximity computation. Tje library is based on hierarchical representations and designed to perform multiple proximity queries on different model representations. The set of queries includes discrete collision detection, continuous collision detection, separation distance computation and penetration depth estimation. The input models may correspond to triangulated rigid or deformable models and articulated models. This package contains the library.
There are three methods to install libfcl0.5 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 libfcl0.5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcl0.5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcl0.5
Install libfcl0.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcl0.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcl0.5
Install libfcl0.5 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 libfcl0.5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcl0.5
How To Uninstall libfcl0.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfcl0.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcl0.5
Uninstall libfcl0.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcl0.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcl0.5
Remove libfcl0.5 Configurations and Data
To remove libfcl0.5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcl0.5
Remove libfcl0.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcl0.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcl0.5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcl0.5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
