How To Install lpsolve on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpsolve on CentOS 7. lpsolve is A Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpsolve on CentOS 7.

What is lpsolve

Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solver lpsolve solves pure linear, (mixed) integer/binary, semi-continuous and special ordered sets (SOS) models.

We can use yum or dnf to install lpsolve on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lpsolve.

Install lpsolve on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lpsolve using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lpsolve

Install lpsolve on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lpsolve using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lpsolve

How To Uninstall lpsolve on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lpsolve package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lpsolve

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpsolve on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.