How To Install libigraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libigraph0-dev
libigraph0-dev is:
igraph is a library for creating and manipulating graphs. It is intended to be as powerful (ie. fast) as possible to enable the analysis of large graphs.
This package contains the include files and static library for igraph.
There are three methods to install libigraph0-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 libigraph0-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 libigraph0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libigraph0-dev
Install libigraph0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libigraph0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libigraph0-dev
Install libigraph0-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 libigraph0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libigraph0-dev
How To Uninstall libigraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libigraph0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libigraph0-dev
Uninstall libigraph0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libigraph0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libigraph0-dev
Remove libigraph0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libigraph0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libigraph0-dev
Remove libigraph0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libigraph0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libigraph0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libigraph0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
