How To Install libcliquer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcliquer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libcliquer-dev is clique searching library (development headers)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcliquer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcliquer-dev

libcliquer-dev is:

This package contains the development headers for the clique searching library found in libcliquer0, which allows searching for cliques in arbitrary weighted and unweighted graphs.

There are three methods to install libcliquer-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 libcliquer-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 libcliquer-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcliquer-dev

Install libcliquer-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcliquer-dev

Install libcliquer-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 libcliquer-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcliquer-dev

How To Uninstall libcliquer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcliquer-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcliquer-dev

Uninstall libcliquer-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcliquer-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcliquer-dev

Remove libcliquer-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcliquer-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcliquer-dev

Remove libcliquer-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcliquer-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcliquer-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.