How To Install libsofa1-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofa1-dev on Debian 9. libsofa1-dev is Simulation Open Framework Architecture - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofa1-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsofa1-dev

libsofa1-dev is:

SOFA is an Open Source framework primarily targeted at real-time simulation, with an emphasis on medical simulation. It is mostly intended for the research community to help develop newer algorithms, but can also be used as an efficient prototyping tool.

This package contains the development files needed to build your own SOFA applications.

There are three methods to install libsofa1-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 libsofa1-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 libsofa1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsofa1-dev

Install libsofa1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsofa1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsofa1-dev

Install libsofa1-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 libsofa1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsofa1-dev

How To Uninstall libsofa1-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsofa1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsofa1-dev

Uninstall libsofa1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsofa1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsofa1-dev

Remove libsofa1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsofa1-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsofa1-dev

Remove libsofa1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsofa1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsofa1-dev

Dependencies

libsofa1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofa1-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.