How To Install sollya-doc 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 sollya-doc on Ubuntu.
What is sollya-doc
sollya-doc is:
Sollya is both a tool environment and a library for safe floating-point code development. It offers a convenient way to perform computations with multiple precision interval arithmetic. It is particularly targeted to the automated implementation of mathematical floating-point libraries.
Initially, Sollya was intended more specifically for people implementing numerical functions in mathematical libraries (e.g., exp, arccos, tanh, etc.). Since then, the tool has evolved and has now become interesting not only to developers of mathematical libraries, but also to everyone who needs to perform numerical experiments in an environment that is safe with respect to round-off errors.
This package provides the user manual.
There are three methods to install sollya-doc 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 sollya-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sollya-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sollya-doc
Install sollya-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sollya-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sollya-doc
Install sollya-doc 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 sollya-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sollya-doc
How To Uninstall sollya-doc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sollya-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sollya-doc
Uninstall sollya-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sollya-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sollya-doc
Remove sollya-doc Configurations and Data
To remove sollya-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sollya-doc
Remove sollya-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sollya-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sollya-doc
Dependencies
sollya-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sollya-doc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.