How To Install libssm2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libssm2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libssm2 is macromolecular superposition library - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssm2 on Debian 10.

What is libssm2

libssm2 is:

SSM is a macromolecular coordinate superposition library, written by Eugene Krissinel of the EBI.

The library implements the SSM algorithm of protein structure comparison in three dimensions, which includes an original procedure of matching graphs built on the protein’s secondary-structure elements, followed by an iterative three-dimensional alignment of protein backbone Calpha atoms.

This package contains the shared library components needed for programs that have been compiled with the ssm library.

There are three methods to install libssm2 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 libssm2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libssm2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libssm2

Install libssm2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libssm2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libssm2

Install libssm2 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 libssm2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libssm2

How To Uninstall libssm2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libssm2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libssm2

Uninstall libssm2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libssm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssm2

Remove libssm2 Configurations and Data

To remove libssm2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libssm2

Remove libssm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libssm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssm2

Dependencies

libssm2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libssm2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.