How To Install cliquer on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cliquer on Ubuntu 22.04. cliquer is clique searching program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cliquer on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cliquer

cliquer is:

Cliquer search for cliques in arbitrary weighted and unweighted graphs. It can search for maximal cliques, maximal-weighted cliques or cliques within a given size range.

There are three methods to install cliquer 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 cliquer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cliquer

Install cliquer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cliquer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cliquer

Install cliquer 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 cliquer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cliquer

How To Uninstall cliquer on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cliquer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cliquer

Uninstall cliquer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cliquer

Remove cliquer Configurations and Data

To remove cliquer configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cliquer

Remove cliquer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cliquer

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Summary

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