How To Install libxc4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc4 on Debian 9.
What is libxc4
libxc4 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. Supported XC functionals include:
- Local Density Approximation (LDA) functionals including Slater exchange, and VWN, Perdew-Zunger or PADE correlation.
- Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA) XC functionals including PBE, PW91, BLYP, HCTH93, HCTH120, HCTH147, HCTH407, as well as B88 exchange and LYP or P86 correlation.
- Hybrid XC functionals including B3LYP, PBE0, B97, X3LYP, BHANDH, HSE03 and HSE06.
- Meta-GGA XC functionals including TPSS, M05 and M06.
There are three methods to install libxc4 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 libxc4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxc4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxc4
Install libxc4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxc4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxc4
Install libxc4 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 libxc4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxc4
How To Uninstall libxc4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libxc4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxc4
Uninstall libxc4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxc4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxc4
Remove libxc4 Configurations and Data
To remove libxc4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxc4
Remove libxc4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxc4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxc4
Dependencies
libxc4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.