How To Install libsingular4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsingular4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsingular4
libsingular4 is:
SINGULAR is a Computer Algebra System (CAS) for polynomial computations with emphasis on the special needs of commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory.
This package contains shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libsingular4 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 libsingular4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsingular4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsingular4
Install libsingular4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsingular4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsingular4
Install libsingular4 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 libsingular4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsingular4
How To Uninstall libsingular4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsingular4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsingular4
Uninstall libsingular4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsingular4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsingular4
Remove libsingular4 Configurations and Data
To remove libsingular4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsingular4
Remove libsingular4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsingular4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsingular4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsingular4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
