How To Install libmmdb2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb2-dev on Kali Linux. libmmdb2-dev is macromolecular coordinate library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmmdb2-dev

libmmdb2-dev 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 library and header files needed for program development.

There are three methods to install libmmdb2-dev on Kali Linux. 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-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 libmmdb2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmmdb2-dev

Install libmmdb2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmmdb2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmmdb2-dev

Install libmmdb2-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmmdb2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmmdb2-dev

How To Uninstall libmmdb2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmmdb2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmmdb2-dev

Uninstall libmmdb2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmmdb2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmmdb2-dev

Remove libmmdb2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmmdb2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmmdb2-dev

Remove libmmdb2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmmdb2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmmdb2-dev

Dependencies

libmmdb2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmmdb2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.