How To Install python-ballview on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ballview on Debian 9. python-ballview is Python bindings for VIEW-parts of the Biochemical Algorithms Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ballview on Debian 9.

What is python-ballview

python-ballview 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-dependent functionality of the Biochemical Algorithms Library (BALL).

There are three methods to install python-ballview 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 python-ballview 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-ballview using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ballview

Install python-ballview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ballview

Install python-ballview 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 python-ballview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-ballview

How To Uninstall python-ballview on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-ballview package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-ballview

Uninstall python-ballview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ballview

Remove python-ballview Configurations and Data

To remove python-ballview configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ballview

Remove python-ballview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ballview

Dependencies

python-ballview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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