How To Install libvotca-tools4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvotca-tools4
libvotca-tools4 is:
VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.
VOTCA’s tools library provides functions shared between all VOTCA packages.
There are three methods to install libvotca-tools4 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 libvotca-tools4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-tools4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-tools4
Install libvotca-tools4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-tools4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvotca-tools4
Install libvotca-tools4 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 libvotca-tools4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-tools4
How To Uninstall libvotca-tools4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvotca-tools4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvotca-tools4
Uninstall libvotca-tools4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvotca-tools4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-tools4
Remove libvotca-tools4 Configurations and Data
To remove libvotca-tools4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-tools4
Remove libvotca-tools4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvotca-tools4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-tools4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
