How To Install libxc-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc-dev on Debian 9. libxc-dev is Library of Exchange-Correlation Functionals (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc-dev on Debian 9.

What is libxc-dev

libxc-dev is:

LibXC is a library of exchange-correlation (XC) functionals for density-functional theory (DFT). The aim is to provide a portable, well tested and reliable set of exchange and correlation functionals that can be used by other codes.

This package contains the static library, the C headers and the Fortran modules necessary for developers.

There are three methods to install libxc-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 libxc-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 libxc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxc-dev

Install libxc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxc-dev

Install libxc-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 libxc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxc-dev

How To Uninstall libxc-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxc-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxc-dev

Uninstall libxc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxc-dev

Remove libxc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxc-dev

Remove libxc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxc-dev

Dependencies

libxc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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