How To Install libscalc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscalc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libscalc-dev
libscalc-dev is:
SCalc is a C++ library for manipulation of mathematical expressions. It is possible to define functions, either using an expression or a C function. It is able to compute derivatives analytically, and is therefore suitable for implementing non-linear curve fitting with user-specified arbitrary functions.
This package contains the development files and the HTML documentation.
There are three methods to install libscalc-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 libscalc-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 libscalc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libscalc-dev
Install libscalc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libscalc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libscalc-dev
Install libscalc-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 libscalc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libscalc-dev
How To Uninstall libscalc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libscalc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libscalc-dev
Uninstall libscalc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libscalc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscalc-dev
Remove libscalc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libscalc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libscalc-dev
Remove libscalc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libscalc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscalc-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscalc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
