How To Install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran is CERNLIB PAW library (Lesstif-dependent part)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran on Debian 10.

What is libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran is:

CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences.

This package includes the Lesstif-dependent parts of the library pawlib, required by the CERNLIB application Paw++. Note that in order to compile and link programs against this library, you must also install the libpawlib-lesstif3-dev package. The remainder of pawlib is provided in the package libpawlib2-gfortran.

The COMIS portion of pawlib is functional on 64-bit machines only when statically linked.

There are three methods to install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran 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 libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

Install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

Install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran 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 libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

How To Uninstall libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

Uninstall libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

Remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran Configurations and Data

To remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

Remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran

Dependencies

libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpawlib-lesstif3-gfortran package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.