How To Install mgltools-volume on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-volume on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-volume
mgltools-volume 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 graphical representations for volume data.
There are three methods to install mgltools-volume 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-volume 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-volume using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-volume
Install mgltools-volume Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-volume using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-volume
Install mgltools-volume 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-volume using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-volume
How To Uninstall mgltools-volume on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-volume package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-volume
Uninstall mgltools-volume And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-volume and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-volume
Remove mgltools-volume Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-volume configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-volume
Remove mgltools-volume configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-volume configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-volume
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-volume package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
