How To Install libxdmf-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libxdmf-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libxdmf-dev is eXtensible Data Model and Format development tools

Introduction

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

What is libxdmf-dev

libxdmf-dev is:

This package contains the headers and development tools needed to build against the Xdmf libraries.

There are three methods to install libxdmf-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 libxdmf-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 libxdmf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxdmf-dev

Install libxdmf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxdmf-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxdmf-dev

How To Uninstall libxdmf-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libxdmf-dev

Uninstall libxdmf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdmf-dev

Remove libxdmf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxdmf-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libxdmf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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