How To Install dolfinx-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfinx-doc on Debian 11. dolfinx-doc is Documentation and demo programs for DOLFIN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfinx-doc on Debian 11.

What is dolfinx-doc

dolfinx-doc is:

DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.

This package contains documentation and demo programs for DOLFIN-X.

This is the next-generation version of libdolfinx-dev (DOLFIN-X). The documentation for the legacy version of DOLFIN is provided by dolfin-doc.

There are three methods to install dolfinx-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dolfinx-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 dolfinx-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dolfinx-doc

Install dolfinx-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dolfinx-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dolfinx-doc

Install dolfinx-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dolfinx-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dolfinx-doc

How To Uninstall dolfinx-doc on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dolfinx-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dolfinx-doc

Uninstall dolfinx-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dolfinx-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dolfinx-doc

Remove dolfinx-doc Configurations and Data

To remove dolfinx-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dolfinx-doc

Remove dolfinx-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dolfinx-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dolfinx-doc

Dependencies

dolfinx-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfinx-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.