How To Install libnetlib-java on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetlib-java on Debian 11. libnetlib-java is collection of mission-critical software components for linear algebra systems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetlib-java on Debian 11.

What is libnetlib-java

libnetlib-java is:

Netlib is a collection of mission-critical software components for linear algebra systems (i.e. working with vectors or matrices).

Netlib libraries are written in C, Fortran or optimised assembly code. This package provides a Java translation but it does not take advantage of optimised system libraries.

There are three methods to install libnetlib-java 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 libnetlib-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnetlib-java

Install libnetlib-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnetlib-java

Install libnetlib-java 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 libnetlib-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetlib-java

How To Uninstall libnetlib-java on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libnetlib-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetlib-java

Uninstall libnetlib-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetlib-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetlib-java

Remove libnetlib-java Configurations and Data

To remove libnetlib-java configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetlib-java

Remove libnetlib-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetlib-java

Dependencies

libnetlib-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetlib-java package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.