How To Install chipmunk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chipmunk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is chipmunk-dev
chipmunk-dev is:
Chipmunk is a simple, lightweight, fast and portable 2D rigid body physics library written in C. It’s licensed under the unrestrictive, OSI approved MIT license. Its aim is to give 2D developers access the same quality of physics you find in newer 3D games.
This package contains the development libraries and headers.
There are three methods to install chipmunk-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 chipmunk-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 chipmunk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chipmunk-dev
Install chipmunk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chipmunk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chipmunk-dev
Install chipmunk-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 chipmunk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chipmunk-dev
How To Uninstall chipmunk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the chipmunk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chipmunk-dev
Uninstall chipmunk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chipmunk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chipmunk-dev
Remove chipmunk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove chipmunk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chipmunk-dev
Remove chipmunk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chipmunk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chipmunk-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chipmunk-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
