The libsundials-dev package contains everything required for doing dev work with ANY sundials component. The examples/ directory contains sample programs, and each one can be built with cmake . && make The documentation is available from the upstream website: https://computation.llnl.gov/projects/sundials/sundials-software Each solver has the "guide", which is the general documentation, and a separate document explaining the examples. The specific files are CVODE https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/cv_guide.pdf https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/cv_examples.pdf CVODES https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/cvs_guide.pdf https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/cvs_examples.pdf ARKODE https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/ark_guide.pdf https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/ark_examples.pdf IDA https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/ida_guide.pdf https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/ida_examples.pdf IDAS https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/idas_guide.pdf https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/idas_examples.pdf KINSOL https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/kin_guide.pdf https://computation.llnl.gov/sites/default/files/public/kin_examples.pdf -- Dima Kogan , Mon, 29 May 2017 12:00:08 -0700