How To Install libcif-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcif-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libcif-dev
libcif-dev is:
The CIF API provides a standard C interface for reading, writing, and manipulating Crystallographic Information Files (CIFs). It is targeted in particular at CIF 2.0, but it provides support for CIF 1.1 and earlier as well.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libcif-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcif-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcif-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcif-dev
Install libcif-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcif-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcif-dev
Install libcif-dev 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 libcif-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcif-dev
How To Uninstall libcif-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcif-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcif-dev
Uninstall libcif-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcif-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcif-dev
Remove libcif-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcif-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcif-dev
Remove libcif-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcif-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcif-dev
Dependencies
libcif-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcif-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.