How To Install libifcplusplus on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libifcplusplus on Debian 12.
What is libifcplusplus
libifcplusplus is:
IfcPlusPlus is an open source C++ class model, as well as a reader and writer for IFC files in STEP format.
Features:
- easy and efficient memory management using smart pointers
- parallel reader for very fast parsing on multi-core CPU’s
Additionally, there’s a simple IFC viewer application, using Qt and OpenSceneGraph.
This package contains the runtime libraries.
There are three methods to install libifcplusplus 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 libifcplusplus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libifcplusplus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libifcplusplus
Install libifcplusplus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libifcplusplus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libifcplusplus
Install libifcplusplus 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 libifcplusplus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libifcplusplus
How To Uninstall libifcplusplus on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libifcplusplus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libifcplusplus
Uninstall libifcplusplus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libifcplusplus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libifcplusplus
Remove libifcplusplus Configurations and Data
To remove libifcplusplus configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libifcplusplus
Remove libifcplusplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libifcplusplus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libifcplusplus
Dependencies
libifcplusplus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libifcplusplus package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
