How To Install libmaeparser1 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaeparser1 on Ubuntu 22.04. libmaeparser1 is parser for Schrödinger Maestro files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaeparser1 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libmaeparser1

libmaeparser1 is:

Maestro is a commercial “all-purpose molecular modeling environment”, produced and distributed by the company Schrödinger. Maestro has its own cognate file format, typically associated with the “.mae” file extension. This package provides an Open Source parser for the Maestro file format, released and maintained by the Maestro developers.

This facilitates a lossless transition from the widely accepted suite of Schrödinger into local custom developments or the Open Source world at large. Maeparser handles output from:

  • Molecular Dynamics applications, such as Desmond and FEP+
  • Ligand-Protein Docking applications, such as Glide
  • Homology Modeling and folding applications, such as Prime
  • Ligand-based search applications, such as Phase and Phase Shape
  • Quantum Mechanics applications, such as Jaguar
  • Protein-Protein Docking applications
  • … many other backends used in both Life and Material Sciences

There are three methods to install libmaeparser1 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmaeparser1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmaeparser1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmaeparser1

Install libmaeparser1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmaeparser1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmaeparser1

Install libmaeparser1 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 libmaeparser1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmaeparser1

How To Uninstall libmaeparser1 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libmaeparser1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmaeparser1

Uninstall libmaeparser1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmaeparser1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmaeparser1

Remove libmaeparser1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmaeparser1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmaeparser1

Remove libmaeparser1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmaeparser1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmaeparser1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaeparser1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.