How To Install libode-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libode-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libode-dev is Open Dynamics Engine - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libode-dev on Debian 12.

What is libode-dev

libode-dev is:

ODE is a free, industrial quality library for simulating articulated rigid body dynamics - for example ground vehicles, legged creatures, and moving objects in VR environments. It is fast, flexible, robust and platform independent, with advanced joints, contact with friction, and built-in collision detection.

This package provides the header files and static libraries built with double precision, default in 64 bits platforms. In 32 bits platforms default is single precision.

There are three methods to install libode-dev 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 libode-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 libode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libode-dev

Install libode-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libode-dev

Install libode-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 libode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libode-dev

How To Uninstall libode-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libode-dev

Uninstall libode-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libode-dev

Remove libode-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libode-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libode-dev

Remove libode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libode-dev

Dependencies

libode-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libode-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.