How To Install libavogadro-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavogadro-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libavogadro-dev
libavogadro-dev is:
Avogadro is a molecular graphics and modelling system targeted at small to medium molecules. It can visualize properties like molecular orbitals or electrostatic potentials and features an intuitive molecular builder.
This package provides the development and header files.
There are three methods to install libavogadro-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libavogadro-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 libavogadro-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavogadro-dev
Install libavogadro-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavogadro-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavogadro-dev
Install libavogadro-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 libavogadro-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavogadro-dev
How To Uninstall libavogadro-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libavogadro-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavogadro-dev
Uninstall libavogadro-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavogadro-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavogadro-dev
Remove libavogadro-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libavogadro-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavogadro-dev
Remove libavogadro-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavogadro-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavogadro-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavogadro-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.