How To Install libqqwing2v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqqwing2v5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libqqwing2v5 is tool for generating and solving Sudoku puzzles (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqqwing2v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqqwing2v5

libqqwing2v5 is:

Sudoku puzzle generator and solver. It offers the following features: *Can solve 1000 puzzles in 1 second and generate 1000 puzzles in 25 seconds. *Uses logic. Uses as many solve techniques as possible when solving puzzles rather than guessing. *Rates puzzles. Most generators don’t give an indication of the difficulty of a Sudoku puzzle. QQwing does. *Can print solve instructions for any puzzle. *Customizable output style, including a CSV style that is easy to import into a database.

This package contains the shared library

There are three methods to install libqqwing2v5 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 libqqwing2v5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqqwing2v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqqwing2v5

Install libqqwing2v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqqwing2v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqqwing2v5

Install libqqwing2v5 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 libqqwing2v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqqwing2v5

How To Uninstall libqqwing2v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqqwing2v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqqwing2v5

Uninstall libqqwing2v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqqwing2v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqqwing2v5

Remove libqqwing2v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqqwing2v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqqwing2v5

Remove libqqwing2v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqqwing2v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqqwing2v5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqqwing2v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.