How To Install libisl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libisl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libisl-dev is manipulating sets and relations of integer points bounded by linear constraints

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libisl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libisl-dev

libisl-dev is:

isl is a library for manipulating sets and relations of integer points bounded by linear constraints. Supported operations on sets include intersection, union, set difference, emptiness check, convex hull, (integer) affine hull, integer projection, and computing the lexicographic minimum using parametric integer programming. It also includes an ILP solver based on generalized basis reduction.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libisl-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 libisl-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 libisl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libisl-dev

Install libisl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libisl-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libisl-dev

Install libisl-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 libisl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libisl-dev

How To Uninstall libisl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libisl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libisl-dev

Uninstall libisl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libisl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libisl-dev

Remove libisl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libisl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libisl-dev

Remove libisl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libisl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libisl-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libisl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.