How To Install snappea-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snappea-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is snappea-dev
snappea-dev is:
SnapPea is a computational tool for creating and studying hyperbolic 3-manifolds. This package provides headers suitable for compiling the SnapPea kernel into other projects.
There are three methods to install snappea-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 snappea-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 snappea-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snappea-dev
Install snappea-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snappea-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snappea-dev
Install snappea-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 snappea-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snappea-dev
How To Uninstall snappea-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the snappea-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snappea-dev
Uninstall snappea-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snappea-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snappea-dev
Remove snappea-dev Configurations and Data
To remove snappea-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snappea-dev
Remove snappea-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snappea-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snappea-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snappea-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
