How To Install libopencsg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopencsg-dev
libopencsg-dev is:
OpenCSG is a library for CSG (Constructive Solid Geometry) that can combine geometric primitives to more complex objects, for example the difference between two primitives. Instead of explicitly calculating the shape of the resulting object, it uses OpenGL’s z-buffer to render the image.
OpenCSG implements both the Goldfeather and the SCS algorithm.
This package contains files needed to compile opencsg applications.
There are three methods to install libopencsg-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 libopencsg-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 libopencsg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencsg-dev
Install libopencsg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencsg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencsg-dev
Install libopencsg-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 libopencsg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencsg-dev
How To Uninstall libopencsg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopencsg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencsg-dev
Uninstall libopencsg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencsg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencsg-dev
Remove libopencsg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopencsg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencsg-dev
Remove libopencsg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencsg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencsg-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsg-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
