How To Install cif2hkl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cif2hkl on Debian 12.
What is cif2hkl
cif2hkl is:
A program that computes structure factors |F^2| for neutrons, x-rays, and electrons from CIF/CFL/SHX/PCR crystallographic descriptions. This is useful to compute the diffraction pattern from materials.
This package contains the executable.
There are three methods to install cif2hkl 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 cif2hkl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cif2hkl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cif2hkl
Install cif2hkl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cif2hkl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cif2hkl
Install cif2hkl 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 cif2hkl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cif2hkl
How To Uninstall cif2hkl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cif2hkl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cif2hkl
Uninstall cif2hkl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cif2hkl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cif2hkl
Remove cif2hkl Configurations and Data
To remove cif2hkl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cif2hkl
Remove cif2hkl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cif2hkl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cif2hkl
Dependencies
cif2hkl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cif2hkl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
