How To Install libcppad-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcppad-dev on Debian 11. libcppad-dev is Automatic Differentiation of C++ algorithms, dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcppad-dev on Debian 11.

What is libcppad-dev

libcppad-dev is:

CppAD is a package for automatic differentiation (AD) of algorithms written in C++. Given appropriately written C++ code that computes a function, CppAD augments it to also compute derivative values. The system uses templates, supports forward and reverse accumulation modes, and allows nested derivatives.

This package contains development file: C++ headers and development libraries.

There are three methods to install libcppad-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcppad-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 libcppad-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcppad-dev

Install libcppad-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcppad-dev

Install libcppad-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 libcppad-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcppad-dev

How To Uninstall libcppad-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcppad-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcppad-dev

Uninstall libcppad-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcppad-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcppad-dev

Remove libcppad-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcppad-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcppad-dev

Remove libcppad-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcppad-dev

Dependencies

libcppad-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcppad-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.