How To Install libfparser4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfparser4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfparser4 is Function Parser for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfparser4 on Debian 10.

What is libfparser4

libfparser4 is:

This C++ library offers a class which can be used to parse and evaluate a mathematical function from a string (which might be eg. requested from the user).

The syntax of the function string is similar to mathematical expressions written in C/C++ (the exact syntax is specified in the documentation below). The function can then be evaluated with different values of variables.

There are three methods to install libfparser4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfparser4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfparser4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfparser4

Install libfparser4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfparser4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfparser4

Install libfparser4 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 libfparser4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfparser4

How To Uninstall libfparser4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfparser4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfparser4

Uninstall libfparser4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfparser4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfparser4

Remove libfparser4 Configurations and Data

To remove libfparser4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfparser4

Remove libfparser4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfparser4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfparser4

Dependencies

libfparser4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfparser4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.