How To Install debichem-modelling on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install debichem-modelling on Debian 9. debichem-modelling is DebiChem 3D Molecular Modelling and Visualization

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debichem-modelling on Debian 9.

What is debichem-modelling

debichem-modelling is:

This metapackage will install 3D Molecular Modelling and Visualization which might be useful for chemists.

There are three methods to install debichem-modelling on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install debichem-modelling Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install debichem-modelling using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install debichem-modelling

Install debichem-modelling Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debichem-modelling

Install debichem-modelling 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 debichem-modelling using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debichem-modelling

How To Uninstall debichem-modelling on Debian 9

To uninstall only the debichem-modelling package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove debichem-modelling

Uninstall debichem-modelling And Its Dependencies

To uninstall debichem-modelling and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debichem-modelling

Remove debichem-modelling Configurations and Data

To remove debichem-modelling configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge debichem-modelling

Remove debichem-modelling configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debichem-modelling

Dependencies

debichem-modelling have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install debichem-modelling package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.