How To Install mpb-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpb-dev on Debian 11. mpb-dev is MIT Photonic-Bands development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpb-dev on Debian 11.

What is mpb-dev

mpb-dev is:

The MIT Photonic-Bands package is a free program for computing the band structures (dispersion relations) and electromagnetic modes of periodic dielectric structures, on both serial and parallel computers. It was developed by Steven G. Johnson at MIT in the Joannopoulos Ab Initio Physics group, and designed to study photonic crystal structures.

This package contains the header files for development of own software.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mpb-dev

Install mpb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mpb-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install mpb-dev

How To Uninstall mpb-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove mpb-dev

Uninstall mpb-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mpb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpb-dev

Remove mpb-dev Configurations and Data

To remove mpb-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mpb-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

mpb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpb-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.