How To Install xtensor-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install xtensor-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xtensor-dev is multi-dimensional arrays with broadcasting (transition package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtensor-dev on Debian 12.

What is xtensor-dev

xtensor-dev is:

xtensor is a C++ library meant for numerical analysis with multi-dimensional array expressions.

This is a dummy package transitioning to libxtensor-dev.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xtensor-dev

Install xtensor-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xtensor-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install xtensor-dev

How To Uninstall xtensor-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove xtensor-dev

Uninstall xtensor-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtensor-dev

Remove xtensor-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xtensor-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

xtensor-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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