How To Install libvotca-tools3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools3 on Debian 9. libvotca-tools3 is VOTCAs tools library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools3 on Debian 9.

What is libvotca-tools3

libvotca-tools3 is:

VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

VOTCA’s tools library provides functions shared between all VOTCA packages.

There are three methods to install libvotca-tools3 on Debian 9. 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-tools3 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-tools3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-tools3

Install libvotca-tools3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-tools3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvotca-tools3

Install libvotca-tools3 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-tools3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-tools3

How To Uninstall libvotca-tools3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libvotca-tools3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvotca-tools3

Uninstall libvotca-tools3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvotca-tools3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-tools3

Remove libvotca-tools3 Configurations and Data

To remove libvotca-tools3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-tools3

Remove libvotca-tools3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvotca-tools3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-tools3

Dependencies

libvotca-tools3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.