How To Install gcu-bin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcu-bin on Debian 9.
What is gcu-bin
gcu-bin is:
The GNOME Chemistry Utils provide C++ classes and Gtk+-2 widgets related to chemistry. They will be used in future versions of both gcrystal and gchempaint.
This package provides 4 applications:
- a molecular structures viewer (GChem3D)
- a molar mass calculator (GChemCalc)
- a periodic table of the elements (GChemTable)
- a spectra viewer (GSpectrum)
There are three methods to install gcu-bin on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gcu-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcu-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcu-bin
Install gcu-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcu-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcu-bin
Install gcu-bin 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 gcu-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcu-bin
How To Uninstall gcu-bin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gcu-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcu-bin
Uninstall gcu-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcu-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcu-bin
Remove gcu-bin Configurations and Data
To remove gcu-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcu-bin
Remove gcu-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcu-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcu-bin
Dependencies
gcu-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcu-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.