How To Install libcerf-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf-doc on Debian 9. libcerf-doc is Complex error function library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf-doc on Debian 9.

What is libcerf-doc

libcerf-doc 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 man pages and html documentation for libcerf.

There are three methods to install libcerf-doc on Debian 9. 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-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 libcerf-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcerf-doc

Install libcerf-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcerf-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcerf-doc

How To Uninstall libcerf-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libcerf-doc

Uninstall libcerf-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcerf-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcerf-doc

Remove libcerf-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libcerf-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcerf-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcerf-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.