How To Install libavogadro-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libavogadro-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libavogadro-dev is Molecular Graphics and Modelling System (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavogadro-dev on Debian 10.

What is libavogadro-dev

libavogadro-dev is:

Avogadro is a molecular graphics and modelling system targeted at small to medium molecules. It can visualize properties like molecular orbitals or electrostatic potentials and features an intuitive molecular builder.

This package provides the development and header files.

There are three methods to install libavogadro-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libavogadro-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 libavogadro-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libavogadro-dev

Install libavogadro-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libavogadro-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libavogadro-dev

How To Uninstall libavogadro-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libavogadro-dev

Uninstall libavogadro-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libavogadro-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavogadro-dev

Remove libavogadro-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libavogadro-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libavogadro-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libavogadro-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavogadro-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.