How To Install libkim-api2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkim-api2 on Debian 12.
What is libkim-api2
libkim-api2 is:
The KIM API is an Application Programming Interface for atomistic simulations. The API provides a standard for exchanging information between atomistic simulation codes (molecular dynamics, molecular statics, lattice dynamics, Monte Carlo, etc.) and interatomic models (potentials or force fields). It also includes a set of library routines for using the API with bindings for:
FORTRAN 77, Fortran 90/95, Fortran 2003 C, C++
Atomistic simulation codes that support the KIM API work seamlessly with the KIM-compliant interatomic models (KIM Models) distributed on this website. The interface is computationally efficient and often requires relatively minor changes to existing codes.
This package contains the shared library for KIM-API.
There are three methods to install libkim-api2 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 libkim-api2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkim-api2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkim-api2
Install libkim-api2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkim-api2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkim-api2
Install libkim-api2 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 libkim-api2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkim-api2
How To Uninstall libkim-api2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libkim-api2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkim-api2
Uninstall libkim-api2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkim-api2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkim-api2
Remove libkim-api2 Configurations and Data
To remove libkim-api2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkim-api2
Remove libkim-api2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkim-api2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkim-api2
Dependencies
libkim-api2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkim-api2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
