How To Install lmod on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lmod on Debian 10.
What is lmod
lmod is:
Lmod is a Lua based module system that easily handles the MODULEPATH Hierarchical problem. Environment Modules provide a convenient way to dynamically change the users’ environment through modulefiles. This includes easily adding or removing directories to the PATH environment variable. Modulefiles for Library packages provide environment variables that specify where the library and header files can be found.
There are three methods to install lmod 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 lmod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lmod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lmod
Install lmod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lmod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lmod
Install lmod 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 lmod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lmod
How To Uninstall lmod on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lmod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lmod
Uninstall lmod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lmod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lmod
Remove lmod Configurations and Data
To remove lmod configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lmod
Remove lmod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lmod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lmod
Dependencies
lmod have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lmod package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.