How To Install python3-cctbx on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cctbx on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python3-cctbx
python3-cctbx is:
Python Modules for crystallographic applications, useful for both small-molecule and macro-molecular crystallography and modules for general scientific calculations.
There are three methods to install python3-cctbx on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-cctbx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-cctbx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-cctbx
Install python3-cctbx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-cctbx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-cctbx
Install python3-cctbx 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 python3-cctbx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-cctbx
How To Uninstall python3-cctbx on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python3-cctbx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-cctbx
Uninstall python3-cctbx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-cctbx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cctbx
Remove python3-cctbx Configurations and Data
To remove python3-cctbx configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cctbx
Remove python3-cctbx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-cctbx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cctbx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cctbx package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
