How To Install libkim-api-v2-2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkim-api-v2-2 on Debian 10.
What is libkim-api-v2-2
libkim-api-v2-2 is:
The KIM API is an Application Programming Interface for atomistic simulations. The API provides a standard for exchanging information between atomistic simulation codes (molecular dynamics, molecular statics, lattice dynamics, Monte Carlo, etc.) and interatomic models (potentials or force fields). It also includes a set of library routines for using the API with bindings for:
FORTRAN 77, Fortran 90/95, Fortran 2003 C, C++
Atomistic simulation codes that support the KIM API work seamlessly with the KIM-compliant interatomic models (KIM Models) distributed on this website. The interface is computationally efficient and often requires relatively minor changes to existing codes.
This package contains the shared library for KIM-API.
There are three methods to install libkim-api-v2-2 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 libkim-api-v2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkim-api-v2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkim-api-v2-2
Install libkim-api-v2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkim-api-v2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkim-api-v2-2
Install libkim-api-v2-2 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 libkim-api-v2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkim-api-v2-2
How To Uninstall libkim-api-v2-2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libkim-api-v2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkim-api-v2-2
Uninstall libkim-api-v2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkim-api-v2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkim-api-v2-2
Remove libkim-api-v2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libkim-api-v2-2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkim-api-v2-2
Remove libkim-api-v2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkim-api-v2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkim-api-v2-2
Dependencies
libkim-api-v2-2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkim-api-v2-2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
