How To Install ovito on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovito on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ovito
ovito is:
OVITO is a visualization and analysis software for atomistic simulation data. Being a single integrated application it covers both the analysis and the visualization of large-scale atomistic datasets produced by molecular dynamics/statics and Monte-Carlo simulation codes. Its name is an acronym for Open Visualization Tool, emphasizing that the software has been designed with flexibility and extensibility in mind.
There are three methods to install ovito 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 ovito Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ovito using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ovito
Install ovito Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ovito using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ovito
Install ovito 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 ovito using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ovito
How To Uninstall ovito on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ovito package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ovito
Uninstall ovito And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ovito and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ovito
Remove ovito Configurations and Data
To remove ovito configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ovito
Remove ovito configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ovito configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ovito
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovito package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
