How To Install libbtf1 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtf1 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libbtf1
libbtf1 is:
Suitesparse is a collection of libraries for computations involving sparse matrices.
The BTF library is a software package for permuting a matrix into Block upper Triangular Form. It includes a maximum transversal algorithm, which finds a permutation of a square or rectangular matrix so that it has a zero-free diagonal (if one exists); otherwise, it finds a maximal matching which maximizes the number of nonzeros on the diagonal. The package also includes a method for finding the strongly connected components of a graph. These two methods together give the permutation to block upper triangular form.
There are three methods to install libbtf1 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbtf1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbtf1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbtf1
Install libbtf1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbtf1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbtf1
Install libbtf1 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 libbtf1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbtf1
How To Uninstall libbtf1 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libbtf1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbtf1
Uninstall libbtf1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbtf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbtf1
Remove libbtf1 Configurations and Data
To remove libbtf1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbtf1
Remove libbtf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbtf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbtf1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtf1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
