How To Install libopencsg1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsg1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libopencsg1-dbg is debugging symbols for libopencsg

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsg1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopencsg1-dbg

libopencsg1-dbg 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 the debugging symbols for libopencsg.

There are three methods to install libopencsg1-dbg 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 libopencsg1-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencsg1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopencsg1-dbg

Install libopencsg1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopencsg1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopencsg1-dbg

Install libopencsg1-dbg 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 libopencsg1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopencsg1-dbg

How To Uninstall libopencsg1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopencsg1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopencsg1-dbg

Uninstall libopencsg1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopencsg1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencsg1-dbg

Remove libopencsg1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libopencsg1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencsg1-dbg

Remove libopencsg1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopencsg1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencsg1-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsg1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.