How To Install sdpa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdpa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sdpa
sdpa is:
The software SDPA (SemiDefinite Programming Algorithm) is one of the most efficient and stable software packages for solving SDPs based on the primal-dual interior-point method. SDP (SemiDefinite Program) is used for financial engineering, machine learning, control theory, sensor network problem, quantum chemistry, quantum information, combinatorial optimizaiton, polynomial optimization, and so on. Further information on SDP and SDPA can be found at http://sdpa.sourceforge.net/
There are three methods to install sdpa 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 sdpa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sdpa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sdpa
Install sdpa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sdpa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sdpa
Install sdpa 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 sdpa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sdpa
How To Uninstall sdpa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sdpa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sdpa
Uninstall sdpa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sdpa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdpa
Remove sdpa Configurations and Data
To remove sdpa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sdpa
Remove sdpa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sdpa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdpa
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdpa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
