How To Install python3-qutip on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qutip on Debian 12.
What is python3-qutip
python3-qutip is:
QuTiP is open-source software for simulating the dynamics of open quantum systems. The QuTiP library depends on the excellent Numpy, Scipy, and Cython numerical packages. In addition, graphical output is provided by Matplotlib. QuTiP aims to provide user-friendly and efficient numerical simulations of a wide variety of Hamiltonians, including those with arbitrary time-dependence, commonly found in a wide range of physics applications such as quantum optics, trapped ions, superconducting circuits, and quantum nanomechanical resonators.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-qutip 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-qutip 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-qutip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-qutip
Install python3-qutip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-qutip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-qutip
Install python3-qutip 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-qutip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-qutip
How To Uninstall python3-qutip on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-qutip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-qutip
Uninstall python3-qutip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-qutip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-qutip
Remove python3-qutip Configurations and Data
To remove python3-qutip configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-qutip
Remove python3-qutip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-qutip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-qutip
Dependencies
python3-qutip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qutip package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
