How To Install libcerf-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libcerf-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libcerf-dev is Complex error function library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf-dev on Debian 10.

What is libcerf-dev

libcerf-dev is:

libcerf is a self-contained numeric library that provides an efficient and accurate implementation of the complex error functions, along with Dawson, Faddeeva, and Voigt functions.

This package contains the development files for libcerf.

There are three methods to install libcerf-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcerf-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcerf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcerf-dev

Install libcerf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcerf-dev

Install libcerf-dev 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 libcerf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcerf-dev

How To Uninstall libcerf-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libcerf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcerf-dev

Uninstall libcerf-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcerf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcerf-dev

Remove libcerf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcerf-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcerf-dev

Remove libcerf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcerf-dev

Dependencies

libcerf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.