How To Install libvotca-2022 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libvotca-2022 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libvotca-2022 is VOTCA molecular dynamics analysis - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-2022 on Debian 12.

What is libvotca-2022

libvotca-2022 is:

Versatile Object-Oriented Toolkit for Coarse-Graining Applications (VOTCA) is a modeling package for the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques, and methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

libvotca contains VOTCA’s coarse-graining and excitation transport libraries.

There are three methods to install libvotca-2022 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 libvotca-2022 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-2022 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-2022

Install libvotca-2022 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-2022 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvotca-2022

Install libvotca-2022 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 libvotca-2022 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-2022

How To Uninstall libvotca-2022 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libvotca-2022 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvotca-2022

Uninstall libvotca-2022 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvotca-2022 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-2022

Remove libvotca-2022 Configurations and Data

To remove libvotca-2022 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-2022

Remove libvotca-2022 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvotca-2022 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-2022

Dependencies

libvotca-2022 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-2022 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.