How To Install python3-gsd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gsd on Debian 12.
What is python3-gsd
python3-gsd is:
The GSD file format is the native file format for HOOMD-blue. GSD files store trajectories of the HOOMD-blue system state in a binary file with efficient random access to frames. GSD allows all particle and topology properties to vary from one frame to the next. Use the GSD Python API to specify the initial condition for a HOOMD-blue simulation or analyze trajectory output with a script. Read a GSD trajectory with a visualization tool to explore the behavior of the simulation.
This package installs the library to access GSD files from Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-gsd 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-gsd 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-gsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-gsd
Install python3-gsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-gsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-gsd
Install python3-gsd 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-gsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-gsd
How To Uninstall python3-gsd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-gsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-gsd
Uninstall python3-gsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-gsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gsd
Remove python3-gsd Configurations and Data
To remove python3-gsd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gsd
Remove python3-gsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-gsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gsd
Dependencies
python3-gsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gsd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.