How To Install libsc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsc-dev
libsc-dev is:
The Scientific Computing toolkit (SC) provides C++ class libraries for scientific computation. Included are classes for managing memory, saving and restoring the state of objects, reading objects from an input file, parallel communication, matrix algebra, among others.
Class libraries supporting quantum chemistry applications are provided with this distribution of SC.
This package includes the static libraries and header files.
There are three methods to install libsc-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 libsc-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 libsc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsc-dev
Install libsc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsc-dev
Install libsc-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 libsc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsc-dev
How To Uninstall libsc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsc-dev
Uninstall libsc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsc-dev
Remove libsc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsc-dev
Remove libsc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsc-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
