How To Install libode8 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libode8 on Kali Linux. libode8 is Open Dynamics Engine - runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libode8 on Kali Linux.

What is libode8

libode8 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 libode8 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libode8 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libode8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libode8

Install libode8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libode8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libode8

Install libode8 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libode8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libode8

How To Uninstall libode8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libode8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libode8

Uninstall libode8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libode8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libode8

Remove libode8 Configurations and Data

To remove libode8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libode8

Remove libode8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libode8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libode8

Dependencies

libode8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libode8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.