How To Install libwildmagic5v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwildmagic5v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwildmagic5v5
libwildmagic5v5 is:
The WildMagic5 libraries are meant to help developers perform computing tasks in the following specialties:
- computer graphics;
- mathematics;
- physics;
- numerical methods;
- image analysis.
This package ships these libraries:
- The LibCore library contains some basic support that applications need. Some of this support is for convenience during development;
- The LibMathematics library;
- The LibGraphics library;
- The LibPhysics library;
- The LibApplications library.
There are three methods to install libwildmagic5v5 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 libwildmagic5v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwildmagic5v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwildmagic5v5
Install libwildmagic5v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwildmagic5v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwildmagic5v5
Install libwildmagic5v5 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 libwildmagic5v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwildmagic5v5
How To Uninstall libwildmagic5v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwildmagic5v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwildmagic5v5
Uninstall libwildmagic5v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwildmagic5v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwildmagic5v5
Remove libwildmagic5v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libwildmagic5v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwildmagic5v5
Remove libwildmagic5v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwildmagic5v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwildmagic5v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwildmagic5v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
