How To Install libvotca-tools5 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools5 on Debian 10.
What is libvotca-tools5
libvotca-tools5 is:
VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.
VOTCA’s tools library provides functions shared between all VOTCA packages.
There are three methods to install libvotca-tools5 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 libvotca-tools5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-tools5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-tools5
Install libvotca-tools5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-tools5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvotca-tools5
Install libvotca-tools5 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 libvotca-tools5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-tools5
How To Uninstall libvotca-tools5 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libvotca-tools5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvotca-tools5
Uninstall libvotca-tools5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvotca-tools5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-tools5
Remove libvotca-tools5 Configurations and Data
To remove libvotca-tools5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-tools5
Remove libvotca-tools5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvotca-tools5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-tools5
Dependencies
libvotca-tools5 have the following dependencies:
- libboost-filesystem1.67.0
- libboost-program-options1.67.0
- libboost-system1.67.0
- libc6
- libexpat1
- libfftw3-double3
- libgcc1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
