How To Install libcodcif2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcodcif2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libcodcif2
libcodcif2 is:
Parser for Crystallographic Information Format (CIF) v1.1 and v2.0, written in C language. A CIF format file is represented by an array of data blocks, where each data block is represented by a CIF struct.
There are three methods to install libcodcif2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcodcif2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcodcif2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcodcif2
Install libcodcif2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcodcif2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcodcif2
Install libcodcif2 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 libcodcif2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcodcif2
How To Uninstall libcodcif2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libcodcif2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcodcif2
Uninstall libcodcif2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcodcif2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcodcif2
Remove libcodcif2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcodcif2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcodcif2
Remove libcodcif2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcodcif2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcodcif2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcodcif2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
