Installing WBO on NixOS Latest

WBO (Whitebophir) is a graph coloring solver used for solving optimization problems. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of WBO on the latest version of NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have:

  • A running instance of NixOS Latest
  • Access to the terminal or the command line of your operating system
  • Git installed on your system
  • Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Step-by-Step Installation Guide

Follow the steps below to install the WBO on NixOS Latest:

Step 1: Update Your System

The first step is to update your NixOS system with the latest packages. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install WBO Dependencies

WBO requires some dependencies to be installed before it can be built. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.zlib nixpkgs.gmp nixpkgs.bzip2 nixpkgs.pkg-config nixpkgs.gcc nixpkgs.make nixpkgs.autoconf nixpkgs.bison nixpkgs.flex nixpkgs.perl

Step 3: Clone The WBO GitHub Repository

Next, clone the WBO repository to your system using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/lovasoa/whitebophir.git

This command will create a new directory called whitebophir in your current working directory.

Step 4: Build And Install WBO

To build and install WBO, navigate to the whitebophir directory and run the following commands:

cd whitebophir
make
sudo make install

The make command will compile the WBO source code, while the make install command will install the compiled files to your system.

Step 5: Verify the Installation

To verify that WBO has been installed correctly, run the following command:

wbo --help

This command should display the help menu for WBO in your terminal.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WBO on NixOS Latest!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install WBO on the latest version of NixOS by following a series of simple steps. Now that you have WBO installed, you can use it to solve optimization problems in your applications.