How To Install libxc9 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc9 on Ubuntu.
What is libxc9
libxc9 is:
LibXC is a library of exchange-correlation (XC) functionals for density-functional theory (DFT). The aim is to provide a portable, well tested and reliable set of exchange and correlation functionals that can be used by other codes. Supported XC functionals include:
- Local Density Approximation (LDA) functionals including Slater exchange, and VWN, Perdew-Zunger or PADE correlation.
- Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA) XC functionals including PBE, PW91, BLYP, HCTH93, HCTH120, HCTH147, HCTH407, as well as B88 exchange and LYP or P86 correlation.
- Hybrid XC functionals including B3LYP, PBE0, B97, X3LYP, BHANDH, HSE03 and HSE06.
- Meta-GGA XC functionals including TPSS, M05 and M06.
There are three methods to install libxc9 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxc9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxc9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxc9
Install libxc9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxc9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxc9
Install libxc9 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libxc9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxc9
How To Uninstall libxc9 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxc9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxc9
Uninstall libxc9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxc9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxc9
Remove libxc9 Configurations and Data
To remove libxc9 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxc9
Remove libxc9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxc9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxc9
Dependencies
libxc9 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxc9 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.