How To Install libwildmagic-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwildmagic-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libwildmagic-dev
libwildmagic-dev is:
The WildMagic5 libraries are meant to help developers perform computing tasks in the following specialties:
- computer graphics;
- mathematics;
- physics;
- numerical methods;
- image analysis.
The source code is divided in such a manner that is provides these libraries:
- The LibCore library contains some basic support that applications need. Some of this support is for convenience during development;
- The LibMathematics library;
- The LibGraphics library;
- The LibPhysics library;
- The LibApplications library.
This package ships the library development files.
There are three methods to install libwildmagic-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libwildmagic-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 libwildmagic-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwildmagic-dev
Install libwildmagic-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwildmagic-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwildmagic-dev
Install libwildmagic-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 libwildmagic-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwildmagic-dev
How To Uninstall libwildmagic-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libwildmagic-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwildmagic-dev
Uninstall libwildmagic-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwildmagic-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwildmagic-dev
Remove libwildmagic-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwildmagic-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwildmagic-dev
Remove libwildmagic-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwildmagic-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwildmagic-dev
Dependencies
libwildmagic-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwildmagic-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.