How To Install libosra-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosra-dev on Debian 12.
What is libosra-dev
libosra-dev is:
OSRA is a utility designed to convert graphical representations of chemical structures, as they appear in journal articles, patent documents, textbooks, trade magazines etc., into SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) - a computer recognizable molecular structure format. OSRA can read a document in any of the over 90 graphical formats parseable by ImageMagick - including GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PDF, PS etc., and generate the SMILES representation of the molecular structure images encountered within that document.
There are three methods to install libosra-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 libosra-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 libosra-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosra-dev
Install libosra-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosra-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosra-dev
Install libosra-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 libosra-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosra-dev
How To Uninstall libosra-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libosra-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosra-dev
Uninstall libosra-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosra-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosra-dev
Remove libosra-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosra-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosra-dev
Remove libosra-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosra-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosra-dev
Dependencies
libosra-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosra-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
