How To Install libga2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libga2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libga2
libga2 is:
GAlib contains a set of C++ genetic algorithm objects. The library includes tools for using genetic algorithms to do optimization in any C++ program using any representation and genetic operators. The documentation includes an extensive overview of how to implement a genetic algorithm as well as examples illustrating customizations to the GAlib classes.
There are three methods to install libga2 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 libga2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libga2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libga2
Install libga2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libga2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libga2
Install libga2 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 libga2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libga2
How To Uninstall libga2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libga2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libga2
Uninstall libga2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libga2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libga2
Remove libga2 Configurations and Data
To remove libga2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libga2
Remove libga2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libga2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libga2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libga2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
