How To Install libwhy-coq on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhy-coq on Ubuntu 18.04. libwhy-coq is Why library for Coq

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhy-coq on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwhy-coq

libwhy-coq is:

This package contains all useful logical definitions, lemmas with their proofs and axioms used by Why. Users may need this package when proving some proof obligations in Coq.

There are three methods to install libwhy-coq 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 libwhy-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 libwhy-coq using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwhy-coq

Install libwhy-coq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwhy-coq

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwhy-coq

How To Uninstall libwhy-coq on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libwhy-coq

Uninstall libwhy-coq And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwhy-coq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwhy-coq

Remove libwhy-coq Configurations and Data

To remove libwhy-coq configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwhy-coq

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhy-coq package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.