How To Install libsopt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsopt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsopt-dev
libsopt-dev is:
SOPT is a C package to perform Sparse OPTimisation. It solves a variety of sparse regularisation problems, including the SARA algorithm.
SOPT is largely provided to support the PURIFY package, a companion open-source code to perform radio interferometric imaging, also written by the authors of SOPT.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libsopt-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 libsopt-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 libsopt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsopt-dev
Install libsopt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsopt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsopt-dev
Install libsopt-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 libsopt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsopt-dev
How To Uninstall libsopt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsopt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsopt-dev
Uninstall libsopt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsopt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsopt-dev
Remove libsopt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsopt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsopt-dev
Remove libsopt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsopt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsopt-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsopt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
