How To Install libfftw3-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfftw3-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfftw3-bin
libfftw3-bin is:
The FFTW library computes Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) in one or more dimensions. It is extremely fast.
This package contains the wisdom management tools.
There are three methods to install libfftw3-bin 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 libfftw3-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfftw3-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfftw3-bin
Install libfftw3-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfftw3-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfftw3-bin
Install libfftw3-bin 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 libfftw3-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfftw3-bin
How To Uninstall libfftw3-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfftw3-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfftw3-bin
Uninstall libfftw3-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfftw3-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfftw3-bin
Remove libfftw3-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libfftw3-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfftw3-bin
Remove libfftw3-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfftw3-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfftw3-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfftw3-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
