How To Install libfiat-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfiat-dev on Debian 12.
What is libfiat-dev
libfiat-dev is:
FIAT is a collection of selected Fortran utility libraries, extracted from the IFS/Arpege model used at ECMWF. It provides: drhook : tracing gstats : timing parkind : choose precision mpl : MPI communication mpi_serial: MPI dummy symbols compiled into static library other various routines
ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
There are three methods to install libfiat-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 libfiat-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 libfiat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfiat-dev
Install libfiat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfiat-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfiat-dev
Install libfiat-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 libfiat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfiat-dev
How To Uninstall libfiat-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfiat-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfiat-dev
Uninstall libfiat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfiat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfiat-dev
Remove libfiat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfiat-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfiat-dev
Remove libfiat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfiat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfiat-dev
Dependencies
libfiat-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfiat-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
