How To Install libfreefem-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfreefem-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfreefem-dev is Development library, header files and manpages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreefem-dev on Debian 10.

What is libfreefem-dev

libfreefem-dev is:

FreeFEM is a language adapted to Partial Differential equation. The underlying method used is the Finite Element Method. This tool has been successfully used as a teaching tool and even as a research tool.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfreefem-dev

Install libfreefem-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfreefem-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfreefem-dev

How To Uninstall libfreefem-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libfreefem-dev

Uninstall libfreefem-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreefem-dev

Remove libfreefem-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfreefem-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreefem-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfreefem-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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