Install CGAL lib version 4.5.1

How do I specifically install CGAL lib 4.5.1 ?
Does sudo apt-get install libcgal-dev help?
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.I previously had CGAL 4.6.1 (which I removed) but I need CGAL 4.5.1.

1 Answer

To use version 4.5.1 in Trusty you have to compile it yourself

• Install some development libraries

  sudo apt-get install libgmp-dev
  sudo apt-get install libmpfr-dev

• Install a helper tool to create and install a deb package later

  sudo apt-get install checkinstall

• Download and extract the source code

  mkdir -p ~/src
  cd ~/src
  wget
  tar xf CGAL-4.5.1.tar.gz

• Build via

  cd CGAL-4.5.1
  cmake .
  make

• Install

  sudo checkinstall