How To Install libsofa1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofa1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsofa1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
