How To Install python-cinfony on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cinfony on Debian 10.
What is python-cinfony
python-cinfony is:
Cinfoy provides a common Python interface to various cheminformatics toolkits. This makes it possible to use the complementary features of cheminformatics toolktis using a common interface. If functionality is provided by more than one toolkit, the Cinfony user can choose the implementation they prefer.
Cinfony supports the following toolkits:
- OpenBabel
- RDKit
- CDK
- Indigo
Cinfony also includes the Opsin module for translating IUPAC names to chemical data and the Webel web services module.
There are three methods to install python-cinfony 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 python-cinfony Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cinfony using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cinfony
Install python-cinfony Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cinfony using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cinfony
Install python-cinfony 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 python-cinfony using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cinfony
How To Uninstall python-cinfony on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-cinfony package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cinfony
Uninstall python-cinfony And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cinfony and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cinfony
Remove python-cinfony Configurations and Data
To remove python-cinfony configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cinfony
Remove python-cinfony configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cinfony configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cinfony
Dependencies
python-cinfony have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cinfony package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
