How To Install libxtb6 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libxtb6 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libxtb6 is shared library for xtb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtb6 on Debian 12.

What is libxtb6

libxtb6 is:

xtb program performs semiempirical quantummechanical calculations. The underlying effective Hamiltonian is derived from density functional tight binding (DFTB). This implementation of the xTB Hamiltonian is currently compatible with the zeroth, first and second level parametrisation for geometries, frequencies and non-covalent interactions (GFN) as well as with the ionisation potential and electron affinity (IPEA) parametrisation of the GFN1 Hamiltonian. The generalized born (GB) model with solvent accessable surface area (SASA) is also available available in this version. Ground state calculations for the simplified Tamm-Danceoff approximation (sTDA) with the vTB model are currently not implemented.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libxtb6 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 libxtb6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxtb6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxtb6

Install libxtb6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxtb6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxtb6

Install libxtb6 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 libxtb6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxtb6

How To Uninstall libxtb6 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libxtb6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxtb6

Uninstall libxtb6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxtb6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxtb6

Remove libxtb6 Configurations and Data

To remove libxtb6 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxtb6

Remove libxtb6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxtb6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxtb6

Dependencies

libxtb6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtb6 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.