How To Install libgwyddion20-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgwyddion20-doc on Debian 9. libgwyddion20-doc is HTML library API documentation for Gwyddion SPM analysis tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgwyddion20-doc on Debian 9.

What is libgwyddion20-doc

libgwyddion20-doc is:

Gwyddion is a modular program for Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) data visualization and analysis. It is primarily intended for analysis of height field data obtained by microscopy techniques like

  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM),
  • Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM),
  • Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM),
  • Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (SNOM or NSOM) and others. However, it can be used for arbitrary height field and image analysis.

This package contains the HTML API documentation of all the Gwyddion libraries. There is also a tutorial on writing Gwyddion modules included.

There are three methods to install libgwyddion20-doc 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 libgwyddion20-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgwyddion20-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgwyddion20-doc

Install libgwyddion20-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgwyddion20-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgwyddion20-doc

Install libgwyddion20-doc 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 libgwyddion20-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgwyddion20-doc

How To Uninstall libgwyddion20-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgwyddion20-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgwyddion20-doc

Uninstall libgwyddion20-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgwyddion20-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgwyddion20-doc

Remove libgwyddion20-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgwyddion20-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgwyddion20-doc

Remove libgwyddion20-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgwyddion20-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgwyddion20-doc

Dependencies

libgwyddion20-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgwyddion20-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.