How To Install libglpk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglpk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libglpk-dev
libglpk-dev is:
GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit) is intended for solving large-scale linear programming (LP), mixed integer programming (MIP), and other related problems. It is a set of routines written in ANSI C and organized in the form of a callable library.
This package contains static library, headers, and the development manpage for libvc.
There are three methods to install libglpk-dev 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 libglpk-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 libglpk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglpk-dev
Install libglpk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglpk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglpk-dev
Install libglpk-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 libglpk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglpk-dev
How To Uninstall libglpk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libglpk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglpk-dev
Uninstall libglpk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglpk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglpk-dev
Remove libglpk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libglpk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglpk-dev
Remove libglpk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglpk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglpk-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglpk-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
