How To Install libdolfin2016.2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin2016.2 on Debian 9. libdolfin2016.2 is Shared libraries for DOLFIN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin2016.2 on Debian 9.

What is libdolfin2016.2

libdolfin2016.2 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 shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libdolfin2016.2 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 libdolfin2016.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdolfin2016.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdolfin2016.2

Install libdolfin2016.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdolfin2016.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdolfin2016.2

Install libdolfin2016.2 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 libdolfin2016.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdolfin2016.2

How To Uninstall libdolfin2016.2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdolfin2016.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdolfin2016.2

Uninstall libdolfin2016.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdolfin2016.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdolfin2016.2

Remove libdolfin2016.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdolfin2016.2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdolfin2016.2

Remove libdolfin2016.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdolfin2016.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdolfin2016.2

Dependencies

libdolfin2016.2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin2016.2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.