How To Install libqalculate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqalculate-dev
libqalculate-dev is:
Qalculate! is small and simple to use but with much power and versatility underneath. Features include customizable functions, units, arbitrary precision, plotting, and a graphical interface that uses a one-line fault-tolerant expression entry (although it supports optional traditional buttons).
This package contains the development files needed to build the frontends.
There are three methods to install libqalculate-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 libqalculate-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 libqalculate-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqalculate-dev
Install libqalculate-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqalculate-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqalculate-dev
Install libqalculate-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 libqalculate-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqalculate-dev
How To Uninstall libqalculate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqalculate-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqalculate-dev
Uninstall libqalculate-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqalculate-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqalculate-dev
Remove libqalculate-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqalculate-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqalculate-dev
Remove libqalculate-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqalculate-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqalculate-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
