How To Install mgltools-support on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-support on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-support
mgltools-support 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 mechanism for an automated update of the MGLtools that was not yet checked on compatibility with the Debian packages.
There are three methods to install mgltools-support 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-support 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-support using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-support
Install mgltools-support Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-support using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-support
Install mgltools-support 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-support using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-support
How To Uninstall mgltools-support on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-support package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-support
Uninstall mgltools-support And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-support
Remove mgltools-support Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-support configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-support
Remove mgltools-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-support
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-support package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
