How To Install votca-data on Debian 12

Learn how to install votca-data on Debian 12 with this tutorial. votca-data is VOTCA molecular dynamics analysis - basis sets and scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-data on Debian 12.

What is votca-data

votca-data is:

Versatile Object-Oriented Toolkit for Coarse-Graining Applications (VOTCA) is a modeling package for the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques, and methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

This package contains architecture independent coarse-graining scripts and basis sets.

There are three methods to install votca-data 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 votca-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 votca-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install votca-data

Install votca-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install votca-data

Install votca-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 votca-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install votca-data

How To Uninstall votca-data on Debian 12

To uninstall only the votca-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove votca-data

Uninstall votca-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove votca-data

Remove votca-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge votca-data

Remove votca-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge votca-data

Dependencies

votca-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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