How To Install libgretl1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgretl1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgretl1
libgretl1 is:
The GNU Regression, Econometric and Time-Series Library (gretl) is a software package for econometric analysis. The package comprises a shared library, a command-line client program, and a graphical client built using GTK+.
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install libgretl1 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 libgretl1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgretl1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgretl1
Install libgretl1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgretl1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgretl1
Install libgretl1 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 libgretl1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgretl1
How To Uninstall libgretl1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgretl1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgretl1
Uninstall libgretl1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgretl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgretl1
Remove libgretl1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgretl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgretl1
Remove libgretl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgretl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgretl1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgretl1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
