How To Install libchemistry-openbabel-perl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchemistry-openbabel-perl on Debian 12.
What is libchemistry-openbabel-perl
libchemistry-openbabel-perl is:
Open Babel is a chemical toolbox designed to speak the many languages of chemical data. It allows one to search, convert, analyze, or store data from molecular modeling, chemistry, solid-state materials, biochemistry, or related areas. Features include:
- Hydrogen addition and deletion
- Support for Molecular Mechanics
- Support for SMARTS molecular matching syntax
- Automatic feature perception (rings, bonds, hybridization, aromaticity)
- Flexible atom typer and perception of multiple bonds from atomic coordinates
- Gasteiger-Marsili partial charge calculation
File formats Open Babel supports include PDB, XYZ, CIF, CML, SMILES, MDL Molfile, ChemDraw, Gaussian, GAMESS, MOPAC and MPQC.
This package contains Chemistry::Openbabel, the Perl binding for Open Babel.
There are three methods to install libchemistry-openbabel-perl on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libchemistry-openbabel-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libchemistry-openbabel-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchemistry-openbabel-perl
Install libchemistry-openbabel-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchemistry-openbabel-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchemistry-openbabel-perl
Install libchemistry-openbabel-perl 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 libchemistry-openbabel-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchemistry-openbabel-perl
How To Uninstall libchemistry-openbabel-perl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libchemistry-openbabel-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchemistry-openbabel-perl
Uninstall libchemistry-openbabel-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchemistry-openbabel-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchemistry-openbabel-perl
Remove libchemistry-openbabel-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libchemistry-openbabel-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchemistry-openbabel-perl
Remove libchemistry-openbabel-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchemistry-openbabel-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchemistry-openbabel-perl
Dependencies
libchemistry-openbabel-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchemistry-openbabel-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
