How To Install libogre-1.9-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libogre-1.9-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libogre-1.9-dev
libogre-1.9-dev is:
OGRE (Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine) is a scene-oriented, flexible 3D engine written in C++ designed to make it easier and more intuitive for developers to produce applications utilising hardware-accelerated 3D graphics. The class library abstracts all the details of using the underlying system libraries like Direct3D and OpenGL and provides an interface based on world objects and other intuitive classes.
This package contains the headers needed to develop with OGRE.
There are three methods to install libogre-1.9-dev 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 libogre-1.9-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 libogre-1.9-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libogre-1.9-dev
Install libogre-1.9-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libogre-1.9-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libogre-1.9-dev
Install libogre-1.9-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libogre-1.9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libogre-1.9-dev
How To Uninstall libogre-1.9-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libogre-1.9-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libogre-1.9-dev
Uninstall libogre-1.9-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libogre-1.9-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libogre-1.9-dev
Remove libogre-1.9-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libogre-1.9-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libogre-1.9-dev
Remove libogre-1.9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libogre-1.9-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libogre-1.9-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libogre-1.9-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
