How To Install libsprng2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsprng2 on Debian 9.
What is libsprng2
libsprng2 is:
The SPRNG (Scalable Parallel Random Number Generator) library provides several RNGs that are suitable for use in parallel computing.
This package provides the shared libraries needed to execute programs built with SPRNG.
There are three methods to install libsprng2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsprng2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsprng2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsprng2
Install libsprng2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsprng2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsprng2
Install libsprng2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsprng2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsprng2
How To Uninstall libsprng2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsprng2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsprng2
Uninstall libsprng2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsprng2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsprng2
Remove libsprng2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsprng2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsprng2
Remove libsprng2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsprng2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsprng2
Dependencies
libsprng2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsprng2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.