How To Install libigraph2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph2 on Ubuntu 22.04. libigraph2 is library for creating and manipulating graphs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libigraph2

libigraph2 is:

igraph is a library for creating and manipulating graphs. It is intended to be as powerful (ie. fast) as possible to enable the analysis of large graphs.

This is the runtime library package.

There are three methods to install libigraph2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libigraph2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libigraph2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libigraph2

Install libigraph2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libigraph2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libigraph2

Install libigraph2 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 libigraph2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libigraph2

How To Uninstall libigraph2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libigraph2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libigraph2

Uninstall libigraph2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libigraph2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libigraph2

Remove libigraph2 Configurations and Data

To remove libigraph2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libigraph2

Remove libigraph2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libigraph2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libigraph2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.