How To Install python-fmcs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fmcs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-fmcs
python-fmcs is:
Fcms finds the maximum common substructure (MCS) of a group (or cluster) of chemical structures and report the result as a SMARTS string.
More specifically, the MCS found is a common edge subgraph, and not a common induced subgraph. Only connected MCSes are found.
There are three methods to install python-fmcs 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 python-fmcs 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-fmcs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fmcs
Install python-fmcs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fmcs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fmcs
Install python-fmcs 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-fmcs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fmcs
How To Uninstall python-fmcs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-fmcs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fmcs
Uninstall python-fmcs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fmcs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fmcs
Remove python-fmcs Configurations and Data
To remove python-fmcs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fmcs
Remove python-fmcs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fmcs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fmcs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fmcs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
