How To Install libmujoco-samples on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmujoco-samples on Debian 12.
What is libmujoco-samples
libmujoco-samples is:
MuJoCo stands for Multi-Joint dynamics with Contact. It is a general purpose physics engine that aims to facilitate research and development in robotics, biomechanics, graphics and animation, machine learning, and other areas which demand fast and accurate simulation of articulated structures interacting with their environment.
MuJoCo has a C API and is intended for researchers and developers. The runtime simulation module is tuned to maximize performance and operates on low-level data structures that are preallocated by the built-in XML compiler. The library includes interactive visualization with a native GUI, rendered in OpenGL. MuJoCo further exposes a large number of utility functions for computing physics-related quantities. We also provide Python bindings and a plug-in for the Unity game engine.
This package contains the samples binary executables and sample models.
There are three methods to install libmujoco-samples 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 libmujoco-samples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmujoco-samples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmujoco-samples
Install libmujoco-samples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmujoco-samples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmujoco-samples
Install libmujoco-samples 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 libmujoco-samples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmujoco-samples
How To Uninstall libmujoco-samples on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmujoco-samples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmujoco-samples
Uninstall libmujoco-samples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmujoco-samples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmujoco-samples
Remove libmujoco-samples Configurations and Data
To remove libmujoco-samples configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmujoco-samples
Remove libmujoco-samples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmujoco-samples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmujoco-samples
Dependencies
libmujoco-samples have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmujoco-samples package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
