How To Install zimpl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zimpl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zimpl
zimpl is:
Zimpl allows the specification of certain optimization problems - linear programs (LPs) and mixed integer programs (MIPs) - in a high-level description language. These descriptions can be converted into the LP or MPS file formats which are understood by LP and MIP solvers.
There are three methods to install zimpl 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 zimpl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zimpl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zimpl
Install zimpl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zimpl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zimpl
Install zimpl 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 zimpl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zimpl
How To Uninstall zimpl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zimpl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zimpl
Uninstall zimpl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zimpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zimpl
Remove zimpl Configurations and Data
To remove zimpl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zimpl
Remove zimpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zimpl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zimpl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zimpl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
