How To Install gsl-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsl-bin on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gsl-bin
gsl-bin is:
The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a collection of routines for numerical analysis. The routines are written from scratch by the GSL team in C, and present a modern API for C programmers, while allowing wrappers to be written for very high level languages.
This package provides several example binaries.
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/
There are three methods to install gsl-bin 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 gsl-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gsl-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gsl-bin
Install gsl-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gsl-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gsl-bin
Install gsl-bin 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 gsl-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gsl-bin
How To Uninstall gsl-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gsl-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gsl-bin
Uninstall gsl-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gsl-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsl-bin
Remove gsl-bin Configurations and Data
To remove gsl-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gsl-bin
Remove gsl-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gsl-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsl-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsl-bin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
