How To Install python-ball on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ball on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-ball
python-ball is:
BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library) is an application framework in C++ that has been specifically designed for rapid software development in Molecular Modeling and Computational Molecular Biology. This package provides scripting access to the VIEW-independent functionality of the Biochemical Algorithms Library (BALL).
There are three methods to install python-ball on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-ball Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ball using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ball
Install python-ball Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ball using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ball
Install python-ball 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 python-ball using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ball
How To Uninstall python-ball on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-ball package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ball
Uninstall python-ball And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ball and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ball
Remove python-ball Configurations and Data
To remove python-ball configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ball
Remove python-ball configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ball configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ball
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ball package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
