How To Install libxc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxc-dev
libxc-dev is:
LibXC is a library of exchange-correlation (XC) functionals for density-functional theory (DFT). The aim is to provide a portable, well tested and reliable set of exchange and correlation functionals that can be used by other codes.
This package contains the static library, the C headers and the Fortran modules necessary for developers.
There are three methods to install libxc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxc-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 libxc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxc-dev
Install libxc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxc-dev
Install libxc-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libxc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxc-dev
How To Uninstall libxc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxc-dev
Uninstall libxc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxc-dev
Remove libxc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxc-dev
Remove libxc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
