How To Install libqalculate6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqalculate6
libqalculate6 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 shared library used by all Qalculate! frontends.
There are three methods to install libqalculate6 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 libqalculate6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqalculate6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqalculate6
Install libqalculate6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqalculate6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqalculate6
Install libqalculate6 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 libqalculate6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqalculate6
How To Uninstall libqalculate6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqalculate6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqalculate6
Uninstall libqalculate6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqalculate6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqalculate6
Remove libqalculate6 Configurations and Data
To remove libqalculate6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqalculate6
Remove libqalculate6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqalculate6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqalculate6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
