How To Install openbabel-dbg on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbabel-dbg on Debian 10.
What is openbabel-dbg
openbabel-dbg is:
Open Babel is a chemical toolbox designed to speak the many languages of chemical data. It allows one to search, convert, analyze, or store data from molecular modeling, chemistry, solid-state materials, biochemistry, or related areas. Features include:
- Hydrogen addition and deletion
- Support for Molecular Mechanics
- Support for SMARTS molecular matching syntax
- Automatic feature perception (rings, bonds, hybridization, aromaticity)
- Flexible atom typer and perception of multiple bonds from atomic coordinates
- Gasteiger-Marsili partial charge calculation
File formats Open Babel supports include PDB, XYZ, CIF, CML, SMILES, MDL Molfile, ChemDraw, Gaussian, GAMESS, MOPAC and MPQC.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install openbabel-dbg 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 openbabel-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openbabel-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openbabel-dbg
Install openbabel-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openbabel-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openbabel-dbg
Install openbabel-dbg 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 openbabel-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openbabel-dbg
How To Uninstall openbabel-dbg on Debian 10
To uninstall only the openbabel-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openbabel-dbg
Uninstall openbabel-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openbabel-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbabel-dbg
Remove openbabel-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove openbabel-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openbabel-dbg
Remove openbabel-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openbabel-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbabel-dbg
Dependencies
openbabel-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbabel-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
