How To Install libsprng2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsprng2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libsprng2-doc is SPRNG Scalable Parallel RNG library – documentation package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsprng2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsprng2-doc

libsprng2-doc is:

The SPRNG (Scalable Parallel Random Number Generator) library provides several RNGs that are suitable for use in parallel computing.

URL: http://sprng.cs.fsu.edu

This package contains files from the docs, examples and tests directories included in the source distribution.

There are three methods to install libsprng2-doc 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsprng2-doc

Install libsprng2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsprng2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsprng2-doc

Install libsprng2-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsprng2-doc

How To Uninstall libsprng2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsprng2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsprng2-doc

Uninstall libsprng2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsprng2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsprng2-doc

Remove libsprng2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libsprng2-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsprng2-doc

Remove libsprng2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsprng2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsprng2-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsprng2-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.