How To Install libspglib-f08-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libspglib-f08-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libspglib-f08-dev is C library for crystal symmetry determination (Fortran development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspglib-f08-dev on Debian 12.

What is libspglib-f08-dev

libspglib-f08-dev is:

Spglib is a C library for crystal symmetry determination. Symmetry operations, space groups and other data can be obtained using this symmetry finder.

Features include:

  • Identify space-group type
  • Find symmetry operations
  • Find a primitive cell
  • Search irreducible k-points
  • Refine crystal structure
  • Wyckoff position assignment

This package contains development files for Fortran interface.

There are three methods to install libspglib-f08-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libspglib-f08-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 libspglib-f08-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspglib-f08-dev

Install libspglib-f08-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspglib-f08-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspglib-f08-dev

Install libspglib-f08-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 libspglib-f08-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspglib-f08-dev

How To Uninstall libspglib-f08-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libspglib-f08-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspglib-f08-dev

Uninstall libspglib-f08-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspglib-f08-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspglib-f08-dev

Remove libspglib-f08-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libspglib-f08-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspglib-f08-dev

Remove libspglib-f08-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspglib-f08-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspglib-f08-dev

Dependencies

libspglib-f08-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspglib-f08-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.