How To Install regina-normal-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install regina-normal-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is regina-normal-dev
regina-normal-dev is:
Regina is a software package for low-dimensional topologists. This package provides development files for compiling Regina’s mathematical engine into other projects.
The calculation engine is provided as a C++ shared library. For complete API documentation, see the package regina-normal-doc.
Regina focuses on the study of 3-manifold and 4-manifold triangulations, normal surfaces, and angle structures. For Regina’s standard graphical user interface, and for more information about what Regina can do, see the package regina-normal.
There are three methods to install regina-normal-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 regina-normal-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 regina-normal-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install regina-normal-dev
Install regina-normal-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install regina-normal-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install regina-normal-dev
Install regina-normal-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 regina-normal-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install regina-normal-dev
How To Uninstall regina-normal-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the regina-normal-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove regina-normal-dev
Uninstall regina-normal-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall regina-normal-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove regina-normal-dev
Remove regina-normal-dev Configurations and Data
To remove regina-normal-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge regina-normal-dev
Remove regina-normal-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove regina-normal-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge regina-normal-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install regina-normal-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
