How To Install libode6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libode6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libode6
libode6 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 shared libraries built with double precision, default in 64 bits platforms. In 32 bits platforms default is single precision.
There are three methods to install libode6 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libode6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libode6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libode6
Install libode6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libode6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libode6
Install libode6 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libode6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libode6
How To Uninstall libode6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libode6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libode6
Uninstall libode6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libode6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libode6
Remove libode6 Configurations and Data
To remove libode6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libode6
Remove libode6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libode6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libode6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libode6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
