How To Install libcryptominisat5-5.8 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptominisat5-5.8 on Debian 11. libcryptominisat5-5.8 is SAT solver library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptominisat5-5.8 on Debian 11.

What is libcryptominisat5-5.8

libcryptominisat5-5.8 is:

CryptoMiniSat is a modern, multi-threaded, simplifying SAT solver.

This package provides a shared library to link against the CryptoMiniSat library.

There are three methods to install libcryptominisat5-5.8 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcryptominisat5-5.8 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcryptominisat5-5.8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcryptominisat5-5.8

Install libcryptominisat5-5.8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcryptominisat5-5.8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcryptominisat5-5.8

Install libcryptominisat5-5.8 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 libcryptominisat5-5.8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcryptominisat5-5.8

How To Uninstall libcryptominisat5-5.8 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcryptominisat5-5.8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcryptominisat5-5.8

Uninstall libcryptominisat5-5.8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcryptominisat5-5.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptominisat5-5.8

Remove libcryptominisat5-5.8 Configurations and Data

To remove libcryptominisat5-5.8 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptominisat5-5.8

Remove libcryptominisat5-5.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcryptominisat5-5.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptominisat5-5.8

Dependencies

libcryptominisat5-5.8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptominisat5-5.8 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.