How To Install python3-freesasa on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-freesasa on Debian 12.
What is python3-freesasa
python3-freesasa is:
The module provides Python bindings for the FreeSASA library. FreeSASA calculates Solvent Accessible Surface Area (SASA) of biomolecules. By default, Lee & Richards’ algorithm is used, but Shrake & Rupley’s is also available. Both can be parameterized to arbitrary precision, and for high resolution versions of the algorithms, the calculations give identical results.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-freesasa 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 python3-freesasa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-freesasa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-freesasa
Install python3-freesasa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-freesasa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-freesasa
Install python3-freesasa 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 python3-freesasa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-freesasa
How To Uninstall python3-freesasa on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-freesasa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-freesasa
Uninstall python3-freesasa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-freesasa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-freesasa
Remove python3-freesasa Configurations and Data
To remove python3-freesasa configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-freesasa
Remove python3-freesasa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-freesasa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-freesasa
Dependencies
python3-freesasa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-freesasa package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
