How To Install libmmdb-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb-dev on Debian 9.
What is libmmdb-dev
libmmdb-dev is:
MMDB is designed to assist developers in working with macromolecular coordinate files. The library handles both PDB and mmCIF format files.
The Library also features an internal binary format, portable between different platforms. This is achieved at uniformity of the Library’s interface functions, so there is no difference in handling different formats.
MMDB provides various high-level tools for working with coordinate files, including reading and writing, orthogonal-fractional transforms, generation of symmetry mates, editing the molecular structure and more.
This package contains library and header files needed for program development.
There are three methods to install libmmdb-dev 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 libmmdb-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 libmmdb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmmdb-dev
Install libmmdb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmmdb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmmdb-dev
Install libmmdb-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 libmmdb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmmdb-dev
How To Uninstall libmmdb-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmmdb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmmdb-dev
Uninstall libmmdb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmmdb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmmdb-dev
Remove libmmdb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmmdb-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmmdb-dev
Remove libmmdb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmmdb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmmdb-dev
Dependencies
libmmdb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
