How To Install gromacs-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gromacs-dev on Debian 9.
What is gromacs-dev
gromacs-dev is:
This is a metapackage to bring in the replacement package libgromacs-dev. It can safely be removed after that installation.
There are three methods to install gromacs-dev 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 gromacs-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gromacs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gromacs-dev
Install gromacs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gromacs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gromacs-dev
Install gromacs-dev 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 gromacs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gromacs-dev
How To Uninstall gromacs-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gromacs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gromacs-dev
Uninstall gromacs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gromacs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gromacs-dev
Remove gromacs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove gromacs-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gromacs-dev
Remove gromacs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gromacs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gromacs-dev
Dependencies
gromacs-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gromacs-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.