How To Install gfortran on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran on Debian 10.
What is gfortran
gfortran is:
This is the GNU Fortran 95 compiler, which compiles Fortran 95 on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimized code.
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Fortran 95 compiler.
There are three methods to install 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 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 gfortran using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfortran
Install gfortran Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfortran using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfortran
Install 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 gfortran using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfortran
How To Uninstall gfortran on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gfortran package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfortran
Uninstall gfortran And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfortran and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfortran
Remove gfortran Configurations and Data
To remove gfortran configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfortran
Remove gfortran configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfortran configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfortran
Dependencies
gfortran have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
