How To Install python3-basix on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-basix on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-basix is Finite Element Basis Function Definition Runtime Library (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-basix on Debian 12.

What is python3-basix

python3-basix is:

Computes FE basis functions and derivatives for the following elements:

  • Lagrange (interval, triangle, tetrahedron, prism, pyramid, quadrilateral, hexahedron)
  • N?d?lec (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • N?d?lec Second Kind (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Raviart-Thomas (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Regge (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Crouzeix-Raviart (triangle, tetrahedron)

Computes quadrature rules on different cell types

Provides reference topology and geometry for reference cells of each type.

Python wrapper provided with pybind11.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-basix 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 python3-basix Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-basix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-basix

Install python3-basix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-basix using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-basix

Install python3-basix 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 python3-basix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-basix

How To Uninstall python3-basix on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-basix package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-basix

Uninstall python3-basix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-basix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-basix

Remove python3-basix Configurations and Data

To remove python3-basix configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-basix

Remove python3-basix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-basix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-basix

Dependencies

python3-basix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-basix package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.