How To Install libfloat-coq on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfloat-coq on Ubuntu 20.04. libfloat-coq is Coq library on floating-point arithmetic

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfloat-coq on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libfloat-coq

libfloat-coq is:

This package provides PFF (Preuves Formelles sur les Flottants = Formal Proofs about Floats), a library for reasoning about floating-point arithmetic in Coq. It contains both definitions and proofs of basic facts, old & new properties and algorithms.

There are three methods to install libfloat-coq 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 libfloat-coq Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfloat-coq

Install libfloat-coq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfloat-coq

Install libfloat-coq 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 libfloat-coq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfloat-coq

How To Uninstall libfloat-coq on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libfloat-coq package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfloat-coq

Uninstall libfloat-coq And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfloat-coq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfloat-coq

Remove libfloat-coq Configurations and Data

To remove libfloat-coq configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfloat-coq

Remove libfloat-coq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfloat-coq

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfloat-coq package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.