How To Install libquantum-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquantum-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libquantum-dev
libquantum-dev is:
libquantum is a C library for the simulation of a quantum computer. Based on the principles of quantum mechanics, it provides an implementation of a quantum register. Basic operations for register manipulation such as the Hadamard gate or the Controlled-NOT gate are available through an easy-to-use interface. Measurements can be performed on either single qubits or the whole quantum register.
Features:
- Simulation of arbitrary quantum algorithms is possible
- High performance and low memory consumption
- Decoherence support for realistic quantum computation
- Interface for quantum error correction (QEC)
- Supports the density operator formalism
- Implementations of Shor’s factoring algorithm and Grover’s search algorithm are included
This package contains the header files and static libraries which are needed to develop applications based on libquantum.
There are three methods to install libquantum-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 libquantum-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 libquantum-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libquantum-dev
Install libquantum-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libquantum-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libquantum-dev
Install libquantum-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 libquantum-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libquantum-dev
How To Uninstall libquantum-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libquantum-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libquantum-dev
Uninstall libquantum-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libquantum-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquantum-dev
Remove libquantum-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libquantum-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libquantum-dev
Remove libquantum-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libquantum-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquantum-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libquantum-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
