How To Install libmmdb0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmmdb0-dbg
libmmdb0-dbg is:
MMDB is designed to assist developers in working with macromolecular coordinate files. The library handles both PDB and mmCIF format files.
The Library also features an internal binary format, portable between different platforms. This is achieved at uniformity of the Library’s interface functions, so there is no difference in handling different formats.
MMDB provides various high-level tools for working with coordinate files, including reading and writing, orthogonal-fractional transforms, generation of symmetry mates, editing the molecular structure and more.
this package contain the debugging symbols for the mmdb library
There are three methods to install libmmdb0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmmdb0-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmmdb0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmmdb0-dbg
Install libmmdb0-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmmdb0-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmmdb0-dbg
Install libmmdb0-dbg 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 libmmdb0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmmdb0-dbg
How To Uninstall libmmdb0-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmmdb0-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmmdb0-dbg
Uninstall libmmdb0-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmmdb0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmmdb0-dbg
Remove libmmdb0-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libmmdb0-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmmdb0-dbg
Remove libmmdb0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmmdb0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmmdb0-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb0-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
