How To Install opendrop on Debian 12

Learn how to install opendrop on Debian 12 with this tutorial. opendrop is fully-featured pendant drop tensiometry software

Introduction

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

What is `opendrop`

opendrop is:

OpenDrop is a fully-featured pendant drop tensiometry software, allowing acquisition, analysis and fitting of pendant drop profiles to obtain surface and interfacial tension. OpenDrop also includes functionality for measuring sessile drop contact angles.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install opendrop

Install opendrop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opendrop

Install opendrop 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 opendrop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opendrop

How To Uninstall opendrop on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove opendrop

Uninstall opendrop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendrop

Remove opendrop Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge opendrop

Remove opendrop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendrop

Dependencies

opendrop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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