How To Install xbs on Debian 10

Learn how to install xbs on Debian 10 with this tutorial. xbs is 3-d models and movies of molecules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbs on Debian 10.

What is xbs

xbs is:

xbs ball-and-sticks plotting program can create still and moving three dimensional models of molecules. X11 and PostScript output are available. Models can be rotated, scaled, etc. Various labeling, shading, lighting, coloring options are available.

There are three methods to install xbs on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xbs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xbs

Install xbs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xbs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xbs

Install xbs 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 xbs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xbs

How To Uninstall xbs on Debian 10

To uninstall only the xbs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xbs

Uninstall xbs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xbs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbs

Remove xbs Configurations and Data

To remove xbs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xbs

Remove xbs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbs

Dependencies

xbs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.