How To Install zimpl on Debian 10

Learn how to install zimpl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. zimpl is mathematical modeling language for optimization problems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zimpl on Debian 10.

What is zimpl

zimpl is:

Zimpl allows the specification of certain optimization problems - linear programs (LPs) and mixed integer programs (MIPs) - in a high-level description language. These descriptions can be converted into the LP or MPS file formats which are understood by LP and MIP solvers.

There are three methods to install zimpl on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install zimpl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zimpl

Install zimpl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zimpl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zimpl

Install zimpl 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install zimpl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zimpl

How To Uninstall zimpl on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove zimpl

Uninstall zimpl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zimpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zimpl

Remove zimpl Configurations and Data

To remove zimpl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zimpl

Remove zimpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zimpl

Dependencies

zimpl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zimpl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.