How To Install debichem-development on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install debichem-development on Ubuntu 18.04. debichem-development is DebiChem C/C++/Fortran Development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debichem-development on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is debichem-development

debichem-development is:

This metapackage will install development packages useful for chemists.

There are three methods to install debichem-development on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install debichem-development Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debichem-development

Install debichem-development Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debichem-development

Install debichem-development 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install debichem-development using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debichem-development

How To Uninstall debichem-development on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the debichem-development package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove debichem-development

Uninstall debichem-development And Its Dependencies

To uninstall debichem-development and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debichem-development

Remove debichem-development Configurations and Data

To remove debichem-development configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge debichem-development

Remove debichem-development configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debichem-development

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install debichem-development package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.