How To Install libarpack++2-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarpack++2-dev on Debian 12.
What is libarpack++2-dev
libarpack++2-dev is:
ARPACK++ is an object-oriented version of the ARPACK package. It consists a collection of classes that offers c++ programmers an interface to ARPACK. It preserves the full capability, performance, accuracy and low memory requirements of the FORTRAN package, but takes advantage of the c++ object-oriented programming environment.
ARPACK stands for ARnoldi PACKage and provides standard and generalized eigenvalue solvers for sparse matrices that arises typically from finite element codes. See the corresponding Debian package.
There are three methods to install libarpack++2-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libarpack++2-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 libarpack++2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libarpack++2-dev
Install libarpack++2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libarpack++2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libarpack++2-dev
Install libarpack++2-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 libarpack++2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libarpack++2-dev
How To Uninstall libarpack++2-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libarpack++2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libarpack++2-dev
Uninstall libarpack++2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libarpack++2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libarpack++2-dev
Remove libarpack++2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libarpack++2-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libarpack++2-dev
Remove libarpack++2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libarpack++2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libarpack++2-dev
Dependencies
libarpack++2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarpack++2-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
