How To Install libcamd2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamd2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcamd2
libcamd2 is:
Suitesparse is a collection of libraries for computations involving sparse matrices.
The CAMD library provides a set of routines for pre-ordering sparse matrices prior to Cholesky or LU factorization, using the approximate minimum degree ordering algorithm with optional ordering constraints.
There are three methods to install libcamd2 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 libcamd2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcamd2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcamd2
Install libcamd2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcamd2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcamd2
Install libcamd2 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 libcamd2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcamd2
How To Uninstall libcamd2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcamd2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcamd2
Uninstall libcamd2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcamd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcamd2
Remove libcamd2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcamd2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcamd2
Remove libcamd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcamd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcamd2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamd2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
