How To Install libsimbody-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimbody-dev on Debian 9.
What is libsimbody-dev
libsimbody-dev is:
Simbody is a SimTK toolset providing general multibody dynamics capability, that is, the ability to solve Newton’s 2nd law F=ma in any set of generalized coordinates subject to arbitrary constraints. Simbody is provided as an open source, object-oriented C++ API and delivers high-performance, accuracy-controlled science/engineering-quality results.
This package contains development files (headers, shared library symbolic link and pkg-config file).
There are three methods to install libsimbody-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsimbody-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 libsimbody-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsimbody-dev
Install libsimbody-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsimbody-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsimbody-dev
Install libsimbody-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsimbody-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsimbody-dev
How To Uninstall libsimbody-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsimbody-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsimbody-dev
Uninstall libsimbody-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsimbody-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsimbody-dev
Remove libsimbody-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsimbody-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsimbody-dev
Remove libsimbody-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsimbody-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsimbody-dev
Dependencies
libsimbody-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsimbody-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.