How To Install libblas-doc on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblas-doc on Debian 9.

What is libblas-doc

libblas-doc is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install libblas-doc 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 libblas-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libblas-doc

Install libblas-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libblas-doc

Install libblas-doc 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 libblas-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblas-doc

How To Uninstall libblas-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libblas-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblas-doc

Uninstall libblas-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblas-doc

Remove libblas-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libblas-doc

Remove libblas-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblas-doc

Dependencies

libblas-doc have the following dependencies:

• liblapack-doc-man

References

• libblas-doc website

Summary

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