How To Install libpolylib64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolylib64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpolylib64-dev
libpolylib64-dev is:
Polylib is a free C library for doing computations on polyhedra. The library is operating on objects like vectors, matrices, lattices, polyhedra, Z-polyhedra, unions of polyhedra and other intermediary structures. It provides functions for all important operations on these structures.
This package contains the header files and static libraries which are needed for developing polylib applications.
There are three methods to install libpolylib64-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 libpolylib64-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 libpolylib64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpolylib64-dev
Install libpolylib64-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpolylib64-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpolylib64-dev
Install libpolylib64-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 libpolylib64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpolylib64-dev
How To Uninstall libpolylib64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpolylib64-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpolylib64-dev
Uninstall libpolylib64-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpolylib64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpolylib64-dev
Remove libpolylib64-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpolylib64-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpolylib64-dev
Remove libpolylib64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpolylib64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpolylib64-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolylib64-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
