How To Install libgeometric-shapes2d on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometric-shapes2d on Debian 9. libgeometric-shapes2d is Robot OS geometric_shapes package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometric-shapes2d on Debian 9.

What is libgeometric-shapes2d

libgeometric-shapes2d is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS), and contains generic definitions of geometric shapes and bodies.

This package contains the library itself.

There are three methods to install libgeometric-shapes2d on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgeometric-shapes2d Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeometric-shapes2d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgeometric-shapes2d

Install libgeometric-shapes2d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeometric-shapes2d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgeometric-shapes2d

Install libgeometric-shapes2d 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 libgeometric-shapes2d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeometric-shapes2d

How To Uninstall libgeometric-shapes2d on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgeometric-shapes2d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeometric-shapes2d

Uninstall libgeometric-shapes2d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgeometric-shapes2d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeometric-shapes2d

Remove libgeometric-shapes2d Configurations and Data

To remove libgeometric-shapes2d configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeometric-shapes2d

Remove libgeometric-shapes2d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgeometric-shapes2d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeometric-shapes2d

Dependencies

libgeometric-shapes2d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometric-shapes2d package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.