How To Install libnormaliz-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnormaliz-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnormaliz-dev
libnormaliz-dev is:
Normaliz is a mathematical tool for computations in affine monoids, vector configurations, lattice polytopes, and rational cones.
This package contains static libraries and symbolic links that developers using the Normaliz library will need.
There are three methods to install libnormaliz-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnormaliz-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 libnormaliz-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnormaliz-dev
Install libnormaliz-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnormaliz-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnormaliz-dev
Install libnormaliz-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 libnormaliz-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnormaliz-dev
How To Uninstall libnormaliz-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnormaliz-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnormaliz-dev
Uninstall libnormaliz-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnormaliz-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnormaliz-dev
Remove libnormaliz-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnormaliz-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnormaliz-dev
Remove libnormaliz-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnormaliz-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnormaliz-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnormaliz-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
