How To Install libmathic-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmathic-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmathic-dev
libmathic-dev is:
Mathic is a C++ library of fast data structures designed for use in Groebner basis computation. This includes data structures for ordering S-pairs, performing divisor queries and ordering polynomial terms during polynomial reduction.
This package contains the developer tools.
There are three methods to install libmathic-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 libmathic-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 libmathic-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmathic-dev
Install libmathic-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmathic-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmathic-dev
Install libmathic-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 libmathic-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmathic-dev
How To Uninstall libmathic-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmathic-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmathic-dev
Uninstall libmathic-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmathic-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmathic-dev
Remove libmathic-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmathic-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmathic-dev
Remove libmathic-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmathic-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmathic-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmathic-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
