How To Install libsdformat12-12 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsdformat12-12 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsdformat12-12 is Simulation Description Format (SDF) parser - Shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdformat12-12 on Debian 12.

What is libsdformat12-12

libsdformat12-12 is:

SDF is an XML file format that describes environments, objects, and robots in a manner suitable for robotic applications. SDF is capable of representing and describing different physic engines, lighting properties, terrain, static or dynamic objects, and articulated robots with various sensors, and acutators. The format of SDF is also described by XML, which facilitates updates and allows conversion from previous versions. A parser is also contained within this package that reads SDF files and returns a C++ interface.

This package gathers the shared library

There are three methods to install libsdformat12-12 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsdformat12-12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdformat12-12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdformat12-12

Install libsdformat12-12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdformat12-12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdformat12-12

Install libsdformat12-12 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdformat12-12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdformat12-12

How To Uninstall libsdformat12-12 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libsdformat12-12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdformat12-12

Uninstall libsdformat12-12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdformat12-12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdformat12-12

Remove libsdformat12-12 Configurations and Data

To remove libsdformat12-12 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdformat12-12

Remove libsdformat12-12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdformat12-12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdformat12-12

Dependencies

libsdformat12-12 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdformat12-12 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.