How To Install mgltools-gle on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-gle on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-gle
mgltools-gle is:
This package is part of the mgltools set of Python libraries which provide an infrastructure for the analysis of protein structures and their docking of chemical compounds.
It provides a swig-generated interface to the GLE library.
There are three methods to install mgltools-gle 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 mgltools-gle Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-gle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-gle
Install mgltools-gle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-gle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-gle
Install mgltools-gle 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 mgltools-gle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-gle
How To Uninstall mgltools-gle on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-gle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-gle
Uninstall mgltools-gle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-gle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-gle
Remove mgltools-gle Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-gle configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-gle
Remove mgltools-gle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-gle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-gle
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-gle package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
