How To Install libeckit-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libeckit-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libeckit-dev is C++ toolkit for ECMWF tools and applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeckit-dev on Debian 12.

What is `libeckit-dev`

libeckit-dev is:

ecKit is a cross-platform c++ toolkit that supports development of tools and applications at ECMWF. It is based on code developed over the last 20 years within the MARS software and was re-factored out to be reused by other applications. The main focus is UNIX/POSIX systems, and it has been thoroughly tested on AIX, Linux and Mac OSX. Historically, the code base pre-dates and in some way can be seen as a leaner substitute for some ‘Boost’ libraries.

ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libeckit-dev

Install libeckit-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libeckit-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libeckit-dev

How To Uninstall libeckit-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libeckit-dev

Uninstall libeckit-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libeckit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeckit-dev

Remove libeckit-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libeckit-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libeckit-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libeckit-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeckit-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.