How To Install votca-tools on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-tools on Debian 11. votca-tools is VOTCAs tools library, helper binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-tools on Debian 11.

What is votca-tools

votca-tools 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.

This package contains helper binaries and shell RC file fragments.

There are three methods to install votca-tools on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install votca-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install votca-tools

Install votca-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install votca-tools

Install votca-tools 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 votca-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install votca-tools

How To Uninstall votca-tools on Debian 11

To uninstall only the votca-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove votca-tools

Uninstall votca-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall votca-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove votca-tools

Remove votca-tools Configurations and Data

To remove votca-tools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge votca-tools

Remove votca-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge votca-tools

Dependencies

votca-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-tools package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.