How To Install libignition-math4-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libignition-math4-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libignition-math4-dev is Ignition Robotics Math Library - Development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-math4-dev on Debian 10.

What is libignition-math4-dev

libignition-math4-dev is:

A small, fast, and high performance math library. This library is a self-contained set of classes and functions suitable for robot applications.

Ignition Robtics is a set of simple libraries that provide useful functionality to bootstrap robot applications. The included libraries encapsulate all the essentials, such as common math data types, console logging, 3D mesh management, and asynchronous message passing.

The package contains the development files

There are three methods to install libignition-math4-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libignition-math4-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 libignition-math4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libignition-math4-dev

Install libignition-math4-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libignition-math4-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libignition-math4-dev

Install libignition-math4-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libignition-math4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libignition-math4-dev

How To Uninstall libignition-math4-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libignition-math4-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libignition-math4-dev

Uninstall libignition-math4-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libignition-math4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libignition-math4-dev

Remove libignition-math4-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libignition-math4-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libignition-math4-dev

Remove libignition-math4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libignition-math4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libignition-math4-dev

Dependencies

libignition-math4-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-math4-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.