Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin80c on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libcoin80c
libcoin80c is:
Coin is an OpenGL-based, retain-mode 3D graphics library that
implements the Open Inventor 2.1 API. It also includes support for
VRML97 and 3D audio. Installing the suggested packages will enable
extra features:
libsimage-dev enables loading of image files in SbImage
libfreetype6 enables use of TrueType fonts
libopenal0a enables audio support
zlib1g and libbz2 enable transparent read of compressed files
Task: ubuntustudio-publishing
There are three methods to install libcoin80c on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcoin80c Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoin80c using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcoin80c
Install libcoin80c Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcoin80c using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcoin80c
Install libcoin80c 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 libcoin80c using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcoin80c
How To Uninstall libcoin80c on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libcoin80c package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcoin80c
Uninstall libcoin80c And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcoin80c and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoin80c
Remove libcoin80c Configurations and Data
To remove libcoin80c configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcoin80c
Remove libcoin80c configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcoin80c configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoin80c
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoin80c package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
