How To Install libsprng2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsprng2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsprng2-dev
libsprng2-dev is:
The SPRNG (Scalable Parallel Random Number Generator) library provides several RNGs that are suitable for use in parallel computing.
This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that are need to compile programs using the SPRNG library.
There are three methods to install libsprng2-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 libsprng2-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 libsprng2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsprng2-dev
Install libsprng2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsprng2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsprng2-dev
Install libsprng2-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 libsprng2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsprng2-dev
How To Uninstall libsprng2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsprng2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsprng2-dev
Uninstall libsprng2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsprng2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsprng2-dev
Remove libsprng2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsprng2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsprng2-dev
Remove libsprng2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsprng2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsprng2-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsprng2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
