How To Install libmeschach1.2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmeschach1.2 on Debian 10.
What is libmeschach1.2
libmeschach1.2 is:
Meschach is a library of routines written in C for matrix computations. These include operations for basic numerical linear algebra; routines for matrix factorisations; solving systems of equations; solving least squares problems; computing eigenvalues, eigenvectors and singular values;sparse matrix computations including both direct and iterative methods. This package makes use of the features of the C programming language: data structures, dynamic memory allocation and deallocation, pointers, functions as parameters and objects. Meschach has a number of self-contained data structures for matrices, vectors and other mathematical objects. Web site: ftp://ftpmaths.anu.edu.au/pub/meschach/meschach.html
There are three methods to install libmeschach1.2 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 libmeschach1.2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmeschach1.2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmeschach1.2
Install libmeschach1.2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmeschach1.2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmeschach1.2
Install libmeschach1.2 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 libmeschach1.2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmeschach1.2
How To Uninstall libmeschach1.2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libmeschach1.2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmeschach1.2
Uninstall libmeschach1.2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmeschach1.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmeschach1.2
Remove libmeschach1.2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmeschach1.2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmeschach1.2
Remove libmeschach1.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmeschach1.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmeschach1.2
Dependencies
libmeschach1.2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmeschach1.2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.