How To Install boolector on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install boolector on Ubuntu 20.04. boolector is SMT solver for bit-vectors and arrays

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boolector on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is boolector

boolector is:

Boolector is an efficient SMT solver for the quantifier-free theory of bit-vectors in combination with the quantifier-free extensional theory of arrays.

There are three methods to install boolector on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install boolector Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install boolector

Install boolector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install boolector

Install boolector 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 boolector using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install boolector

How To Uninstall boolector on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove boolector

Uninstall boolector And Its Dependencies

To uninstall boolector and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove boolector

Remove boolector Configurations and Data

To remove boolector configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge boolector

Remove boolector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boolector

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boolector package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.