How To Install libscalc-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscalc-dev on Debian 9. libscalc-dev is simple/symbolic calculation library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscalc-dev on Debian 9.

What is libscalc-dev

libscalc-dev is:

SCalc is a C++ library for manipulation of mathematical expressions. It is possible to define functions, either using an expression or a C function. It is able to compute derivatives analytically, and is therefore suitable for implementing non-linear curve fitting with user-specified arbitrary functions.

This package contains the development files and the HTML documentation.

There are three methods to install libscalc-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libscalc-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 libscalc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libscalc-dev

Install libscalc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libscalc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libscalc-dev

How To Uninstall libscalc-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libscalc-dev

Uninstall libscalc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libscalc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscalc-dev

Remove libscalc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libscalc-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libscalc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libscalc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscalc-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.