How to Install and Uninstall libsuitesparse-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libsuitesparse-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libsuitesparse-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "libsuitesparse-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libsuitesparse-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the libsuitesparse-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libsuitesparse-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 4828
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: suitesparse
Version: 1:4.4.6-1
Replaces: libsuitesparse-metis-dev
Depends: libamd2.4.1 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libcamd2.4.1 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libbtf1.2.1 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libcolamd2.9.1 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libccolamd2.9.1 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libcholmod3.0.6 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libcsparse3.1.4 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libcxsparse3.1.4 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libklu1.3.3 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libldl2.2.1 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libumfpack5.7.1 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libspqr2.0.2 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libsuitesparseconfig4.4.6 (= 1:4.4.6-1), libblas-dev | libblas.so, liblapack-dev | liblapack.so
Conflicts: libsuitesparse-metis-dev
Filename: pool/main/s/suitesparse/libsuitesparse-dev_4.4.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 898524
MD5sum: 6105e9c7bf43b5e58a58bed7abd5fe81
SHA1: 1f76e52497facbc6764cdc37e38a1d460cca5771
SHA256: b8ee3bcb6c2147e8239fcce9c2053eb49eb6daa0ce20ff49671e4a168660d34f
Description-en: libraries for sparse matrices computations (development files)
Suitesparse is a collection of libraries for computations involving
sparse matrices. This package includes the following libraries:
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AMD approximate minimum degree ordering
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CAMD symmetric approximate minimum degree
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BTF permutation to block triangular form (beta)
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COLAMD column approximate minimum degree ordering
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CCOLAMD constrained column approximate minimum degree ordering
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CHOLMOD sparse Cholesky factorization
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CSparse a concise sparse matrix package
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CXSparse CSparse extended: complex matrix, int and long int support
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KLU sparse LU factorization, primarily for circuit simulation
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LDL a simple LDL' factorization
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UMFPACK sparse LU factorization
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SPQR sparse QR factorization
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SuiteSparse_config configuration routines for all the above packages.
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This package contains the static libraries and header files.
Description-md5: 3e340f8e65a004cfa12661cd9bcbde89
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.suitesparse.com
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m