How To Install mocassin-data on Debian 12

Learn how to install mocassin-data on Debian 12 with this tutorial. mocassin-data is atomic and optical data for the photoionisation code MOCASSIN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mocassin-data on Debian 12.

What is mocassin-data

mocassin-data is:

mocassin is a fully 3D or 2D photoionisation and dust radiative transfer code which employs a Monte Carlo approach to the transfer of radiation through media of arbitrary geometry and density distribution. This package contains the atomic and optical data necessary to run simulations.

There are three methods to install mocassin-data 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 mocassin-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mocassin-data

Install mocassin-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mocassin-data

Install mocassin-data 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 mocassin-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mocassin-data

How To Uninstall mocassin-data on Debian 12

To uninstall only the mocassin-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mocassin-data

Uninstall mocassin-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mocassin-data

Remove mocassin-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mocassin-data

Remove mocassin-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mocassin-data

Dependencies

mocassin-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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