How To Install libcdd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcdd-dev
libcdd-dev is:
The cddlib library is a C library for manipulating general convex polyhedra. It supports converting between the system of linear inequalities representation and a vertices and extreme rays representation of a polyhedron, and also supports solving linear programming problems.
This package contains the cddlib development files.
There are three methods to install libcdd-dev 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 libcdd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcdd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcdd-dev
Install libcdd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcdd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcdd-dev
Install libcdd-dev 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 libcdd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcdd-dev
How To Uninstall libcdd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcdd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcdd-dev
Uninstall libcdd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcdd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcdd-dev
Remove libcdd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcdd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcdd-dev
Remove libcdd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcdd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcdd-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdd-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
