How To Install mgltools-pyglf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-pyglf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-pyglf
mgltools-pyglf 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.
The package provides a Python interface to the GLF library that supports numerous techniques for text rendering including bitmapped, outline, and texture mapped.
There are three methods to install mgltools-pyglf 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-pyglf 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-pyglf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-pyglf
Install mgltools-pyglf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-pyglf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-pyglf
Install mgltools-pyglf 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-pyglf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-pyglf
How To Uninstall mgltools-pyglf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-pyglf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-pyglf
Uninstall mgltools-pyglf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-pyglf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-pyglf
Remove mgltools-pyglf Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-pyglf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-pyglf
Remove mgltools-pyglf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-pyglf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-pyglf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-pyglf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
