How To Install python3-ffcx on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-ffcx on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-ffcx is next-gen compiler for finite element variational forms (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is `python3-ffcx`

python3-ffcx is:

The FEniCS Form Compiler FFC provides state-of-the-art automatic and efficient evaluation of general multilinear forms (variational formulations) for FEniCS. FFC functions as the form evaluation system for DOLFIN but can also be used to compile forms for other systems.

FFC works as a compiler for multilinear forms by generating code (C or C++) for the evaluation of a multilinear form given in mathematical notation. This new approach to form evaluation makes it possible to combine generality with efficiency; the form can be given in mathematical notation and the generated code is as efficient as hand-optimized code.

This package installs the next-generation FFC-X library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ffcx

Install python3-ffcx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-ffcx

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ffcx

How To Uninstall python3-ffcx on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-ffcx

Uninstall python3-ffcx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ffcx

Remove python3-ffcx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ffcx

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-ffcx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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