How To Install autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8. autodocksuite is AutoDock is a suite of docking tools to study protein-ligand interaction

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8.

What is autodocksuite

AutoDock is a suite of automated docking tools. It is designed to predict \ how small molecules, such as substrates or drug candidates, bind to a \ receptor of known 3D structure. AutoDock 4 actually consists of two main \ programs describing the target protein; autogrid pre-calculates these grids. In \ addition to using them for docking, the atomic affinity grids can be \ visualized. This can help, for example, to guide organic synthetic chemists \ design better binders.

We can use yum or dnf to install autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autodocksuite.

Install autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install autodocksuite using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install autodocksuite

Install autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install autodocksuite using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install autodocksuite

How To Uninstall autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove autodocksuite

autodocksuite Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/autodock4
/usr/bin/autogrid4
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e/9635167220ea046b9656b8dc2fb35dc0c27796
/usr/lib/.build-id/84
/usr/lib/.build-id/84/86103b1d97e4f264defe0b5347d47d26b836fb
/usr/share/licenses/autodocksuite
/usr/share/licenses/autodocksuite/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autodocksuite on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.