How To Install glpk-utils on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glpk-utils on Debian 10.
What is glpk-utils
glpk-utils is:
GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit) is intended for solving large-scale linear programming (LP), mixed integer programming (MIP), and other related problems. It is a set of routines written in ANSI C and organized in the form of a callable library.
This package contains a stand-alone LP/MIP solver (glpsol) and several example problems.
There are three methods to install glpk-utils on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install glpk-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install glpk-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glpk-utils
Install glpk-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install glpk-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glpk-utils
Install glpk-utils 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install glpk-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glpk-utils
How To Uninstall glpk-utils on Debian 10
To uninstall only the glpk-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glpk-utils
Uninstall glpk-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glpk-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glpk-utils
Remove glpk-utils Configurations and Data
To remove glpk-utils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glpk-utils
Remove glpk-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glpk-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glpk-utils
Dependencies
glpk-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glpk-utils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
