How To Install libpolymake-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libpolymake-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libpolymake-dev is Tool for algorithmic discrete geometry – development package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolymake-dev on Debian 12.

What is libpolymake-dev

libpolymake-dev is:

Polymake started out as a tool for the algorithmic treatment of convex polyhedra. By now it also deals with finite simplicial complexes, tight spans of finite metric spaces, polyhedral surfaces, and other discrete mathematical objects.

This package contains shared library symlinks.

There are three methods to install libpolymake-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpolymake-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 libpolymake-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpolymake-dev

Install libpolymake-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpolymake-dev

Install libpolymake-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpolymake-dev

How To Uninstall libpolymake-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libpolymake-dev

Uninstall libpolymake-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpolymake-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpolymake-dev

Remove libpolymake-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpolymake-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpolymake-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpolymake-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolymake-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.