How To Install coinor-libcgl1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install coinor-libcgl1 on Ubuntu 20.04. coinor-libcgl1 is COIN-OR Cut Generation Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install coinor-libcgl1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is coinor-libcgl1

coinor-libcgl1 is:

The Cut Generation Library (Cgl) is an open collection of cutting plane implementations (“cut generators”) for use in teaching, research, and applications.

Cgl is part of the larger COIN-OR initiative (Computational Infrastructure for Operations Research) and can be used with other COIN-OR packages that make use of cuts, such as the mixed-integer linear programming solver Cbc.

This package contains the binaries and libraries.

There are three methods to install coinor-libcgl1 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install coinor-libcgl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install coinor-libcgl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install coinor-libcgl1

Install coinor-libcgl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install coinor-libcgl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install coinor-libcgl1

Install coinor-libcgl1 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 coinor-libcgl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install coinor-libcgl1

How To Uninstall coinor-libcgl1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the coinor-libcgl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove coinor-libcgl1

Uninstall coinor-libcgl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall coinor-libcgl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove coinor-libcgl1

Remove coinor-libcgl1 Configurations and Data

To remove coinor-libcgl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge coinor-libcgl1

Remove coinor-libcgl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove coinor-libcgl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge coinor-libcgl1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install coinor-libcgl1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.