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