How To Install dolfin-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfin-bin on Debian 9. dolfin-bin is Executable scripts for DOLFIN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dolfin-bin on Debian 9.

What is dolfin-bin

dolfin-bin is:

DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.

This package contains executable scripts for DOLFIN.

There are three methods to install dolfin-bin 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 dolfin-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dolfin-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dolfin-bin

Install dolfin-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dolfin-bin

Install dolfin-bin 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 dolfin-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dolfin-bin

How To Uninstall dolfin-bin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dolfin-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dolfin-bin

Uninstall dolfin-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dolfin-bin

Remove dolfin-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dolfin-bin

Remove dolfin-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dolfin-bin

Dependencies

dolfin-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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