How To Install libdeal.ii-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libdeal.ii-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libdeal.ii-dev is Differential Equations Analysis Library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdeal.ii-dev on Debian 12.

What is libdeal.ii-dev

libdeal.ii-dev is:

deal.II is a C++ program library targeted at the computational solution of partial differential equations using adaptive finite elements. It uses state-of-the-art programming techniques to offer you a modern interface to the complex data structures and algorithms required.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libdeal.ii-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdeal.ii-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 libdeal.ii-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdeal.ii-dev

Install libdeal.ii-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdeal.ii-dev

Install libdeal.ii-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 libdeal.ii-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdeal.ii-dev

How To Uninstall libdeal.ii-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libdeal.ii-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdeal.ii-dev

Uninstall libdeal.ii-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdeal.ii-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdeal.ii-dev

Remove libdeal.ii-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdeal.ii-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdeal.ii-dev

Remove libdeal.ii-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdeal.ii-dev

Dependencies

libdeal.ii-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdeal.ii-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.