How To Install mgltools-utpackages on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-utpackages on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-utpackages
mgltools-utpackages 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.
This distribution contains the following modules:
- UTblurDIST(the blurring algorithm extracted from the PDB Blurring software);
- UTisocontourDIST (the isocontouring library);
- UTUTvolrendDIST (volume rendering library);
- UTmeshDIST (Level set Boundary Interior and Exterior Mesher - LBIEMesher).
There are three methods to install mgltools-utpackages 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-utpackages 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-utpackages using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-utpackages
Install mgltools-utpackages Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-utpackages using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-utpackages
Install mgltools-utpackages 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-utpackages using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-utpackages
How To Uninstall mgltools-utpackages on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-utpackages package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-utpackages
Uninstall mgltools-utpackages And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-utpackages and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-utpackages
Remove mgltools-utpackages Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-utpackages configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-utpackages
Remove mgltools-utpackages configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-utpackages configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-utpackages
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-utpackages package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
