How To Install opencollada-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencollada-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. opencollada-dev is Stream based reader and writer library for COLLADA files (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencollada-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is opencollada-dev

opencollada-dev is:

OpenCOLLADA is a project dedicated to join efforts using COLLADA within various DCC tools like 3ds Max, Maya, Blender and a fast SDK for reading and writing COLLADA files.

This package contains the static library and headers used to build programs that use OpenCOLLADA.

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

sudo apt-get -y install opencollada-dev

Install opencollada-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opencollada-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install opencollada-dev

How To Uninstall opencollada-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove opencollada-dev

Uninstall opencollada-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall opencollada-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opencollada-dev

Remove opencollada-dev Configurations and Data

To remove opencollada-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opencollada-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opencollada-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.