How To Install gdis on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdis on Debian 11.
What is gdis
gdis is:
A GTK+ based program for the display and manipulation of isolated molecules, periodic systems and crystalline habits. It is in development, but is nonetheless fairly functional. It has the following features:
- Support for several file types (CIF, BIOSYM, XYZ, XTL, MARVIN, and GULP)
- A simple molecular creation and manipulation tool
- A dialogue for creating starting configurations for molecular dynamics simulations
- Assorted tools for visualization (geometry information, region highlighting, etc.)
- Animation of BIOSYM files (also rendered animations, see below)
GDIS also allows you to perform the following functions through other packages:
- Model rendering (courtesy of POVRay)
- Energy minimization (courtesy of GULP)
- Morphology calculation (courtesy of cdd)
- Space group processing (courtesy of SgInfo)
- View the Periodic Table (courtesy of GPeriodic)
- Load additional filetypes, such as PDB (courtesy of Babel)
There are three methods to install gdis 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 gdis Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdis
Install gdis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdis
Install gdis 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 gdis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdis
How To Uninstall gdis on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gdis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdis
Uninstall gdis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdis
Remove gdis Configurations and Data
To remove gdis configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdis
Remove gdis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdis
Dependencies
gdis have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdis package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.