How To Install libapbs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapbs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libapbs-dev
libapbs-dev is:
APBS is a software package for the numerical solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE), one of the most popular continuum models for describing electrostatic interactions between molecular solutes in salty, aqueous media.
This package contains the development headers to build against libapbs_* shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libapbs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapbs-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 libapbs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapbs-dev
Install libapbs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapbs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapbs-dev
Install libapbs-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libapbs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapbs-dev
How To Uninstall libapbs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libapbs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapbs-dev
Uninstall libapbs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapbs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapbs-dev
Remove libapbs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libapbs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapbs-dev
Remove libapbs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapbs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapbs-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapbs-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.