How To Install libsopt3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsopt3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsopt3.0
libsopt3.0 is:
SOPT is a C package to perform Sparse OPTimisation. It solves a variety of sparse regularisation problems, including the SARA algorithm.
SOPT is largely provided to support the PURIFY package, a companion open-source code to perform radio interferometric imaging, also written by the authors of SOPT.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libsopt3.0 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 libsopt3.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsopt3.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsopt3.0
Install libsopt3.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsopt3.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsopt3.0
Install libsopt3.0 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 libsopt3.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsopt3.0
How To Uninstall libsopt3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsopt3.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsopt3.0
Uninstall libsopt3.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsopt3.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsopt3.0
Remove libsopt3.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libsopt3.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsopt3.0
Remove libsopt3.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsopt3.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsopt3.0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsopt3.0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
