How To Install libxrl-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libxrl-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libxrl-dev is library for interactions of X-rays with matter (headers)

Introduction

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

What is libxrl-dev

libxrl-dev is:

Quantitative estimate of elemental composition by spectroscopic and imaging techniques using X-ray fluorescence requires the availability of accurate data of X-ray interaction with matter. Although a wide number of computer codes and data sets are reported in literature, none of them is presented in the form of freely available library functions which can be easily included in software applications for X-ray fluorescence. This work presents a compilation of data sets from different published works and an xraylib interface in the form of callable functions. Although the target applications are on X-ray fluorescence, cross sections of interactions like photoionization, coherent scattering and Compton scattering, as well as form factors and anomalous scattering functions, are also available.

xraylib provides access to some of the most respected databases of physical data in the field of X-rays. The core of xraylib is a library, written in ANSI C, containing over 40 functions to be used to retrieve data from these databases. This C library can be directly linked with any program written in C, C++ or Objective-C.

This package contains the header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxrl-dev

Install libxrl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxrl-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxrl-dev

How To Uninstall libxrl-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libxrl-dev

Uninstall libxrl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrl-dev

Remove libxrl-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxrl-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libxrl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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