How To Install libmseed2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmseed2 on Debian 11. libmseed2 is seed data records manipulation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmseed2 on Debian 11.

What is libmseed2

libmseed2 is:

Provides a framework for manipulation of SEED (Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data) data records.

Functionality is also included for managing waveform data as continuous traces. All structures of seed 2.4 data records are supported with the following exceptions: Blockette 2000 opaque data which has an unknown data structure by definition and Blockette 405.

There are three methods to install libmseed2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmseed2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmseed2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmseed2

Install libmseed2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmseed2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmseed2

Install libmseed2 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 libmseed2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmseed2

How To Uninstall libmseed2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libmseed2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmseed2

Uninstall libmseed2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmseed2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmseed2

Remove libmseed2 Configurations and Data

To remove libmseed2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmseed2

Remove libmseed2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmseed2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmseed2

Dependencies

libmseed2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmseed2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.