How To Install quantum-espresso-data on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install quantum-espresso-data on Debian 9.
What is quantum-espresso-data
quantum-espresso-data is:
Quantum ESPRESSO is an integrated suite of computer codes for electronic-structure calculations and materials modeling at the nanoscale. It is based on density-functional theory, plane waves, and pseudopotentials (both norm-conserving, ultrasoft, and PAW).
This package contains a limited set of pseudo-potentials and example files.
There are three methods to install quantum-espresso-data on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install quantum-espresso-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 quantum-espresso-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install quantum-espresso-data
Install quantum-espresso-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install quantum-espresso-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install quantum-espresso-data
Install quantum-espresso-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 quantum-espresso-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install quantum-espresso-data
How To Uninstall quantum-espresso-data on Debian 9
To uninstall only the quantum-espresso-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove quantum-espresso-data
Uninstall quantum-espresso-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall quantum-espresso-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove quantum-espresso-data
Remove quantum-espresso-data Configurations and Data
To remove quantum-espresso-data configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge quantum-espresso-data
Remove quantum-espresso-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove quantum-espresso-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge quantum-espresso-data
Dependencies
quantum-espresso-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install quantum-espresso-data package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.