How To Install libixion-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libixion-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libixion-dev
libixion-dev is:
Ixion is a general purpose formula parser & interpreter that can calculate multiple named targets, or “cells”.
This package contains headers, pkg-config file and static library for developing applications using Ixion.
There are three methods to install libixion-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 libixion-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 libixion-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libixion-dev
Install libixion-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libixion-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libixion-dev
Install libixion-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 libixion-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libixion-dev
How To Uninstall libixion-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libixion-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libixion-dev
Uninstall libixion-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libixion-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libixion-dev
Remove libixion-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libixion-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libixion-dev
Remove libixion-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libixion-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libixion-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libixion-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
