How To Install ruby-lapack on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-lapack on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-lapack
ruby-lapack is:
Ruby-LAPACK is Ruby wrapper of LAPACK library using NArray.
This package provides libraries and documents. Ruby-Versions: ruby2.7
There are three methods to install ruby-lapack 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 ruby-lapack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-lapack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-lapack
Install ruby-lapack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-lapack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-lapack
Install ruby-lapack 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 ruby-lapack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-lapack
How To Uninstall ruby-lapack on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-lapack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-lapack
Uninstall ruby-lapack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-lapack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-lapack
Remove ruby-lapack Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-lapack configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-lapack
Remove ruby-lapack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-lapack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-lapack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-lapack package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
