How To Install libopensurgsim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopensurgsim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopensurgsim
libopensurgsim is:
OpenSurgSim is C++ toolkit for developing real-time surgical simulations. It lets you build simulators using the included building blocks, such as input device support, haptic feedback, graphics, collision detection and physics simulation.
This package contains the libraries needed to run OpenSurgSim applications.
There are three methods to install libopensurgsim 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 libopensurgsim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopensurgsim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopensurgsim
Install libopensurgsim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopensurgsim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopensurgsim
Install libopensurgsim 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 libopensurgsim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopensurgsim
How To Uninstall libopensurgsim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopensurgsim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopensurgsim
Uninstall libopensurgsim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopensurgsim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopensurgsim
Remove libopensurgsim Configurations and Data
To remove libopensurgsim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopensurgsim
Remove libopensurgsim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopensurgsim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopensurgsim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopensurgsim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
