How To Install librelion-dev-common on Debian 10

Learn how to install librelion-dev-common on Debian 10 with this tutorial. librelion-dev-common is C++ API for RELION (3D reconstructions in cryo-electron microscopy)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librelion-dev-common on Debian 10.

What is librelion-dev-common

librelion-dev-common is:

RELION (for REgularised LIkelihood OptimisatioN) is a stand-alone computer program for Maximum A Posteriori refinement of (multiple) 3D reconstructions or 2D class averages in cryo-electron microscopy.

RELION provides a GUI, several command-line tools in parallel (MPI) and serial versions as well as a C++ API.

This is the developers API package including only the common header files.

There are three methods to install librelion-dev-common 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 librelion-dev-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librelion-dev-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librelion-dev-common

Install librelion-dev-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librelion-dev-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librelion-dev-common

Install librelion-dev-common 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 librelion-dev-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librelion-dev-common

How To Uninstall librelion-dev-common on Debian 10

To uninstall only the librelion-dev-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librelion-dev-common

Uninstall librelion-dev-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librelion-dev-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librelion-dev-common

Remove librelion-dev-common Configurations and Data

To remove librelion-dev-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librelion-dev-common

Remove librelion-dev-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librelion-dev-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librelion-dev-common

Dependencies

librelion-dev-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librelion-dev-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.