How To Install libxc on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc on CentOS 7.
What is libxc
libxc is a library of exchange and correlation functionals. Its purpose is to be used in codes that implement density-functional theory. For the moment, the library includes most of the local density approximations (LDAs), generalized density approximation (GGAs), and meta-GGAs. The library provides values for the energy density and its 1st, 2nd, and (for the LDAs) 3rd derivatives.
We can use yum or dnf to install libxc on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxc.
Install libxc on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libxc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libxc
Install libxc on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libxc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libxc
How To Uninstall libxc on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libxc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libxc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
