How To Install quantlib-refman-html on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install quantlib-refman-html on Ubuntu 22.04. quantlib-refman-html is Quantitative Finance Library – reference manual in html

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install quantlib-refman-html on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is quantlib-refman-html

quantlib-refman-html is:

The QuantLib project aims to provide a comprehensive software framework for quantitative finance. The goal is to provide a standard free/open source library to quantitative analysts and developers for modeling, trading, and risk management of financial assets.

This package provides the reference manual in html format.

There are three methods to install quantlib-refman-html 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 quantlib-refman-html Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install quantlib-refman-html

Install quantlib-refman-html Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install quantlib-refman-html using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install quantlib-refman-html

Install quantlib-refman-html 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 quantlib-refman-html using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install quantlib-refman-html

How To Uninstall quantlib-refman-html on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the quantlib-refman-html package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove quantlib-refman-html

Uninstall quantlib-refman-html And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove quantlib-refman-html

Remove quantlib-refman-html Configurations and Data

To remove quantlib-refman-html configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge quantlib-refman-html

Remove quantlib-refman-html configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove quantlib-refman-html configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge quantlib-refman-html

References

Summary

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