How To Install python-enki2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-enki2 on Ubuntu 18.04. python-enki2 is Python bindings for the library libenki2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-enki2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-enki2

python-enki2 is:

Libenki provides a fast 2D physics-based robot simulator written in C++. It is able to simulate kinematics, collisions, sensors and cameras of robots. See also the description of package libenki2

There are three methods to install python-enki2 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 python-enki2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-enki2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-enki2

Install python-enki2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-enki2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-enki2

Install python-enki2 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 python-enki2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-enki2

How To Uninstall python-enki2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-enki2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-enki2

Uninstall python-enki2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-enki2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-enki2

Remove python-enki2 Configurations and Data

To remove python-enki2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-enki2

Remove python-enki2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-enki2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-enki2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-enki2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.