How To Install edtsurf on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install edtsurf on Debian 10.
What is edtsurf
edtsurf is:
EDTSurf is a open source program to construct triangulated surfaces for macromolecules. It generates three major macromolecular surfaces: van der Waals surface, solvent-accessible surface and molecular surface (solvent-excluded surface). EDTsurf also identifies cavities which are inside of macromolecules.
There are three methods to install edtsurf 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 edtsurf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install edtsurf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install edtsurf
Install edtsurf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install edtsurf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install edtsurf
Install edtsurf 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 edtsurf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install edtsurf
How To Uninstall edtsurf on Debian 10
To uninstall only the edtsurf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove edtsurf
Uninstall edtsurf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall edtsurf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove edtsurf
Remove edtsurf Configurations and Data
To remove edtsurf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge edtsurf
Remove edtsurf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove edtsurf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge edtsurf
Dependencies
edtsurf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install edtsurf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.