How To Install libppl-swi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppl-swi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libppl-swi
libppl-swi is:
The Parma Polyhedra Library (PPL) is a C++ library for the manipulation of (not necessarily closed) convex polyhedra and other numerical abstractions. The applications of convex polyhedra include program analysis, optimized compilation, integer and combinatorial optimization and statistical data-editing. The Parma Polyhedra Library is user friendly (you write `x + 2y + 5z <= 7’ when you mean it), fully dynamic (available virtual memory is the only limitation to the dimension of anything), written in standard C++, exception-safe, rather efficient and thoroughly documented.
This package provides the SWI Prolog interface.
There are three methods to install libppl-swi 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 libppl-swi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libppl-swi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libppl-swi
Install libppl-swi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libppl-swi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libppl-swi
Install libppl-swi 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 libppl-swi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libppl-swi
How To Uninstall libppl-swi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libppl-swi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libppl-swi
Uninstall libppl-swi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libppl-swi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libppl-swi
Remove libppl-swi Configurations and Data
To remove libppl-swi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libppl-swi
Remove libppl-swi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libppl-swi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libppl-swi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppl-swi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
