How to fix CMake 'Could not find a package configuration file provided by "Coin" ...' on Ubuntu

Problem:

When trying to compile your CMake project, you see an error message such as

coin_error.txt

CMake Error at cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupCoin3D.cmake:13 (find_package):
  Could not find a package configuration file provided by "Coin" with any of
  the following names:

    CoinConfig.cmake
    coin-config.cmake

  Add the installation prefix of "Coin" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
  "Coin_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.  If "Coin"
  provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been
  installed.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:86 (SetupCoin3D)

CMake Error at cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupCoin3D.cmake:13 (find_package):
  Could not find a package configuration file provided by "Coin" with any of
  the following names:

    CoinConfig.cmake
    coin-config.cmake

  Add the installation prefix of "Coin" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
  "Coin_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.  If "Coin"
  provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been
  installed.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:86 (SetupCoin3D)

Solution

example.sh

sudo apt -y install libcoin-dev

sudo apt -y install libcoin-dev

Tested on Ubuntu 22.04

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