How To Install libdolfin-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin-dev on Debian 9. libdolfin-dev is Shared links and header files for DOLFIN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin-dev on Debian 9.

What is libdolfin-dev

libdolfin-dev 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 the development files.

There are three methods to install libdolfin-dev 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 libdolfin-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 libdolfin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdolfin-dev

Install libdolfin-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdolfin-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdolfin-dev

How To Uninstall libdolfin-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libdolfin-dev

Uninstall libdolfin-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdolfin-dev

Remove libdolfin-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdolfin-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdolfin-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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