How To Install libreoffice-nlpsolver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-nlpsolver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libreoffice-nlpsolver
libreoffice-nlpsolver is:
By default LibreOffice Calc ships with a solver engine for linear programming only. This allows the optimization of models to a certain degree. However, if the formulas or constraints become more complex, nonlinear programming is required. That missing gap is now filled by the Solver for Nonlinear Programming extension.
Currently it incorporates two Evolutionary Algorithms which are able to handle floating point and integer variables as well as nonlinear constraints.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-nlpsolver 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 libreoffice-nlpsolver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-nlpsolver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-nlpsolver
Install libreoffice-nlpsolver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-nlpsolver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-nlpsolver
Install libreoffice-nlpsolver 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 libreoffice-nlpsolver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-nlpsolver
How To Uninstall libreoffice-nlpsolver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libreoffice-nlpsolver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-nlpsolver
Uninstall libreoffice-nlpsolver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-nlpsolver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-nlpsolver
Remove libreoffice-nlpsolver Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-nlpsolver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-nlpsolver
Remove libreoffice-nlpsolver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-nlpsolver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-nlpsolver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-nlpsolver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
