How To Install libmctc-lib-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmctc-lib-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmctc-lib-dev
libmctc-lib-dev is:
Common tool chain for working with molecular structure data in various applications. This library provides a unified way to perform operations on molecular structure data, like reading and writing to common geometry file formats.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libmctc-lib-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmctc-lib-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 libmctc-lib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmctc-lib-dev
Install libmctc-lib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmctc-lib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmctc-lib-dev
Install libmctc-lib-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 libmctc-lib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmctc-lib-dev
How To Uninstall libmctc-lib-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmctc-lib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmctc-lib-dev
Uninstall libmctc-lib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmctc-lib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmctc-lib-dev
Remove libmctc-lib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmctc-lib-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmctc-lib-dev
Remove libmctc-lib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmctc-lib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmctc-lib-dev
Dependencies
libmctc-lib-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmctc-lib-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
