Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgecode-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgecode-dev
libgecode-dev is:
Gecode is a toolkit for developing constraint-based systems and
applications. Gecode provides a constraint solver with
state-of-the-art performance while being modular and extensible.
Gecode is radically open for programming: it can be easily
interfaced to other systems. It supports the programming of new
propagators (as implementation of constraints), branching strategies,
and search engines. New variable domains can be programmed at the same
level of efficiency as finite domain and integer set variables that
come predefined with Gecode.
There are three methods to install libgecode-dev 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 libgecode-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgecode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgecode-dev
Install libgecode-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgecode-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgecode-dev
Install libgecode-dev 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 libgecode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgecode-dev
How To Uninstall libgecode-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgecode-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgecode-dev
Uninstall libgecode-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgecode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgecode-dev
Remove libgecode-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgecode-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgecode-dev
Remove libgecode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgecode-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgecode-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgecode-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
