How To Install fort77 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fort77 on Debian 9.
What is fort77
fort77 is:
The fort77 script invokes the f2c command transparently, so it can be used like a real Fortran compiler. It can be used to compile Fortran, C and assembler code, and to link it with the f2c libraries.
There are three methods to install fort77 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 fort77 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fort77 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fort77
Install fort77 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fort77 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fort77
Install fort77 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 fort77 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fort77
How To Uninstall fort77 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fort77 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fort77
Uninstall fort77 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fort77 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fort77
Remove fort77 Configurations and Data
To remove fort77 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fort77
Remove fort77 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fort77 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fort77
Dependencies
fort77 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fort77 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.