How To Install socnetv on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install socnetv on Debian 12.
What is socnetv
socnetv is:
SocNetV (Social Network Visualiser) is a flexible and user-friendly tool for Social Networks Analysis and Visualisation. It lets you create new networks (graphs) with a few clicks on a virtual canvas or load networks of various formats (GraphML, GraphViz, Adjacency, UCINET, Pajek, etc) and modify them to suit your needs.
The application can compute network properties, such as density, diameter and geodesic distances, as well as node-wise and network indices such as various types of Centrality and Prestige. Various layout algorithms (i.e. Spring-embedder, circular and in levels according to prominence indices) are supported for meaningful visualisations of your networks. Furthermore, it can create various random networks (Erdos-Renyi, Watts-Strogatz, ring lattice, etc) with a few clicks.
There are three methods to install socnetv 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 socnetv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install socnetv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install socnetv
Install socnetv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install socnetv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install socnetv
Install socnetv 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 socnetv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install socnetv
How To Uninstall socnetv on Debian 12
To uninstall only the socnetv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove socnetv
Uninstall socnetv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall socnetv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove socnetv
Remove socnetv Configurations and Data
To remove socnetv configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge socnetv
Remove socnetv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove socnetv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge socnetv
Dependencies
socnetv have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5charts5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5printsupport5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install socnetv package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
