How To Install libmmdb2-0 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb2-0 on Debian 10.
What is libmmdb2-0
libmmdb2-0 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 contains the shared library components needed for programs that have been linked to the mmdb library.
There are three methods to install libmmdb2-0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmmdb2-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmmdb2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmmdb2-0
Install libmmdb2-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmmdb2-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmmdb2-0
Install libmmdb2-0 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 libmmdb2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmmdb2-0
How To Uninstall libmmdb2-0 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libmmdb2-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmmdb2-0
Uninstall libmmdb2-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmmdb2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmmdb2-0
Remove libmmdb2-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmmdb2-0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmmdb2-0
Remove libmmdb2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmmdb2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmmdb2-0
Dependencies
libmmdb2-0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb2-0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.