How To Install pymol on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol on Debian 9. pymol is Molecular Graphics System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol on Debian 9.

What is pymol

pymol is:

PyMOL is a molecular graphics system targeted at medium to large biomolecules like proteins. It can generate high-quality publication-ready molecular graphics images and animations.

Features include:

  • Visualization of molecules, molecular trajectories and surfaces of crystallography data or orbitals
  • Molecular builder and sculptor
  • Internal raytracer and movie generator
  • Fully extensible and scriptable via a Python interface

File formats PyMOL can read include PDB, XYZ, CIF, MDL Molfile, ChemDraw, CCP4 maps, XPLOR maps and Gaussian cube maps.

There are three methods to install pymol on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pymol Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pymol using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pymol

Install pymol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pymol using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pymol

Install pymol 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pymol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pymol

How To Uninstall pymol on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pymol package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pymol

Uninstall pymol And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pymol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pymol

Remove pymol Configurations and Data

To remove pymol configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pymol

Remove pymol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pymol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pymol

Dependencies

pymol have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.