How To Install libost-db-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libost-db-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libost-db-dev is Open-Source Computational Structural Biology Framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libost-db-dev on Debian 12.

What is libost-db-dev

libost-db-dev is:

OpenStructure aims to provide an open-source, modular, flexible, molecular modelling and visualization environment. It is targeted at interested method developers in the field of structural bioinformatics.

There are three methods to install libost-db-dev 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 libost-db-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 libost-db-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libost-db-dev

Install libost-db-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libost-db-dev

Install libost-db-dev 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 libost-db-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libost-db-dev

How To Uninstall libost-db-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libost-db-dev

Uninstall libost-db-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libost-db-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libost-db-dev

Remove libost-db-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libost-db-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libost-db-dev

Remove libost-db-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libost-db-dev

Dependencies

libost-db-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libost-db-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.