How To Install libngspice0 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libngspice0 on Debian 10.
What is libngspice0
libngspice0 is:
NGspice is a mixed-level/mixed-signal circuit simulator. Its code is based on three open source software packages: Spice3f5, Cider1b1 and Xspice.
This package contains the NGSpice library.
There are three methods to install libngspice0 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 libngspice0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libngspice0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libngspice0
Install libngspice0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libngspice0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libngspice0
Install libngspice0 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 libngspice0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libngspice0
How To Uninstall libngspice0 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libngspice0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libngspice0
Uninstall libngspice0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libngspice0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libngspice0
Remove libngspice0 Configurations and Data
To remove libngspice0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libngspice0
Remove libngspice0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libngspice0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libngspice0
Dependencies
libngspice0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libngspice0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
