How To Install minpack-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install minpack-dev on Debian 11.
What is minpack-dev
minpack-dev is:
Minpack includes software for solving nonlinear equations and nonlinear least squares problems. Five algorithmic paths each include a core subroutine and an easy-to-use driver. The algorithms proceed either from an analytic specification of the Jacobian matrix or directly from the problem functions. The paths include facilities for systems of equations with a banded Jacobian matrix, for least squares problems with a large amount of data, and for checking the consistency of the Jacobian matrix with the functions.
This package provides the headers, man pages, examples, and static library.
There are three methods to install minpack-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install minpack-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 minpack-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install minpack-dev
Install minpack-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install minpack-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install minpack-dev
Install minpack-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 minpack-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install minpack-dev
How To Uninstall minpack-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the minpack-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove minpack-dev
Uninstall minpack-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall minpack-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove minpack-dev
Remove minpack-dev Configurations and Data
To remove minpack-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge minpack-dev
Remove minpack-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove minpack-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minpack-dev
Dependencies
minpack-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install minpack-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.