How To Install nrn-mod2c on Debian 12

Learn how to install nrn-mod2c on Debian 12 with this tutorial. nrn-mod2c is NMODL to C converter for CoreNEURON

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nrn-mod2c on Debian 12.

What is nrn-mod2c

nrn-mod2c is:

MOD2C is NMODL to C adapted for CoreNEURON simulator.

NMODl is a description language to specify a model for a physical neuron in terms of simultaneous nonlinear algebraic equations, differential equations, or kinetic schemes.

There are three methods to install nrn-mod2c 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 nrn-mod2c Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nrn-mod2c using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nrn-mod2c

Install nrn-mod2c Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nrn-mod2c using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nrn-mod2c

Install nrn-mod2c 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 nrn-mod2c using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nrn-mod2c

How To Uninstall nrn-mod2c on Debian 12

To uninstall only the nrn-mod2c package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nrn-mod2c

Uninstall nrn-mod2c And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nrn-mod2c and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nrn-mod2c

Remove nrn-mod2c Configurations and Data

To remove nrn-mod2c configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nrn-mod2c

Remove nrn-mod2c configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nrn-mod2c configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nrn-mod2c

Dependencies

nrn-mod2c have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nrn-mod2c package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.