How To Install libcifpp-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcifpp-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcifpp-dev
libcifpp-dev is:
Libcifpp is a C++ library used to create and manipulate mmCIF and PDB files containing macro molecular structure information.
This specific package contains all files needed to develop new software using libcifpp.
There are three methods to install libcifpp-dev 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 libcifpp-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 libcifpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcifpp-dev
Install libcifpp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcifpp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcifpp-dev
Install libcifpp-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 libcifpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcifpp-dev
How To Uninstall libcifpp-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcifpp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcifpp-dev
Uninstall libcifpp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcifpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcifpp-dev
Remove libcifpp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcifpp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcifpp-dev
Remove libcifpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcifpp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcifpp-dev
Dependencies
libcifpp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcifpp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
