How To Install libcolpack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcolpack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcolpack-dev
libcolpack-dev is:
ColPack is a package comprising of implementation of algorithms for specialized vertex coloring problems that arise in sparse derivative computation. It is written in an object-oriented fashion heavily using the Standard Template Library (STL). It is designed to be simple, modular, extenable and efficient. Its primary application has been for use in automatic differentiation.
This package contains the development library, header files, and documentation.
There are three methods to install libcolpack-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 libcolpack-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 libcolpack-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcolpack-dev
Install libcolpack-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcolpack-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcolpack-dev
Install libcolpack-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 libcolpack-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcolpack-dev
How To Uninstall libcolpack-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcolpack-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcolpack-dev
Uninstall libcolpack-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcolpack-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcolpack-dev
Remove libcolpack-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcolpack-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcolpack-dev
Remove libcolpack-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcolpack-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcolpack-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcolpack-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
