How To Install libsbml5 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbml5 on Debian 11. libsbml5 is System Biology Markup Language library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbml5 on Debian 11.

What is libsbml5

libsbml5 is:

LibSBML is a library designed to help you read, write, manipulate, translate, and validate SBML files and data streams. It is not an application itself (though it does come with many example programs), but rather a library you can embed in your own applications.

There are three methods to install libsbml5 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 libsbml5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsbml5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsbml5

Install libsbml5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsbml5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsbml5

Install libsbml5 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 libsbml5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsbml5

How To Uninstall libsbml5 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libsbml5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsbml5

Uninstall libsbml5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsbml5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsbml5

Remove libsbml5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsbml5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsbml5

Remove libsbml5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsbml5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsbml5

Dependencies

libsbml5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbml5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.