How To Install python3-dolfin on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dolfin on Debian 11. python3-dolfin is Base Python interface for DOLFIN (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dolfin on Debian 11.

What is python3-dolfin

python3-dolfin is:

DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.

This is the base package depending on specific dolfin builds. By default the version built against the preferred version of PETSc in /usr/lib/petsc is selected (with 32-bit indexing, but the alternative version (64-bit PETSc) can be selected by setting the environment variable PETSC_DIR.

This is the legacy version of DOLFIN, you may want to install the next-generation python3-dolfinx (DOLFIN-X) instead.

There are three methods to install python3-dolfin 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 python3-dolfin 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-dolfin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dolfin

Install python3-dolfin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dolfin

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dolfin

How To Uninstall python3-dolfin on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dolfin

Uninstall python3-dolfin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-dolfin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dolfin

Remove python3-dolfin Configurations and Data

To remove python3-dolfin configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dolfin

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-dolfin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dolfin package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.