How To Install libgyoto8-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto8-dev on Debian 11.
What is libgyoto8-dev
libgyoto8-dev is:
Gyoto aims at providing a framework for computing orbits and ray-traced images in General relativity.
This package provides the files necessary to compile Gyoto plugins and codes using the libgyoto library.
There are three methods to install libgyoto8-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgyoto8-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 libgyoto8-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgyoto8-dev
Install libgyoto8-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgyoto8-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgyoto8-dev
Install libgyoto8-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 libgyoto8-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgyoto8-dev
How To Uninstall libgyoto8-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgyoto8-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgyoto8-dev
Uninstall libgyoto8-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgyoto8-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgyoto8-dev
Remove libgyoto8-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgyoto8-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgyoto8-dev
Remove libgyoto8-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgyoto8-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgyoto8-dev
Dependencies
libgyoto8-dev have the following dependencies:
- libgyoto8
- libc-dev
- libxerces-c-dev
- libcfitsio-dev
- libudunits2-dev
- libboost-dev
- libboost-mpi-dev
- mpi-default-dev
- pkg-config
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgyoto8-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.