How To Install libsparskit-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsparskit-dev
on Debian 9.
What is libsparskit-dev
libsparskit-dev is:
SPARSKIT a basic tool-kit for sparse matrix computations. Sparskit is a general purpose FORTRAN-77 library for sparse matrix computations. It has been gathered over several years and includes some of the most useful tools for developing and implementing sparse matrix techniques, particularly for iterative solvers. If you need a simple routine for doing a sparse matrix operation (e.g., adding two sparse matrices, or reordering a sparse matrix) it is likely to be available in SPARSKIT. SPARSKIT also contains most of the iterative accelarators and a number of efficient preconditioners.
There are three methods to install libsparskit-dev
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 libsparskit-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 libsparskit-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsparskit-dev
Install libsparskit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsparskit-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsparskit-dev
Install libsparskit-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 libsparskit-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsparskit-dev
How To Uninstall libsparskit-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsparskit-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsparskit-dev
Uninstall libsparskit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsparskit-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsparskit-dev
Remove libsparskit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsparskit-dev
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsparskit-dev
Remove libsparskit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsparskit-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsparskit-dev
Dependencies
libsparskit-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsparskit-dev
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.