How To Install votca-csg-scripts on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg-scripts on Ubuntu 20.04. votca-csg-scripts is VOTCAs coarse-graining scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg-scripts on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is votca-csg-scripts

votca-csg-scripts is:

VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

This package contains architecture independent coarse-graining scripts.

There are three methods to install votca-csg-scripts 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 votca-csg-scripts Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install votca-csg-scripts

Install votca-csg-scripts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install votca-csg-scripts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install votca-csg-scripts

Install votca-csg-scripts 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 votca-csg-scripts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install votca-csg-scripts

How To Uninstall votca-csg-scripts on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the votca-csg-scripts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove votca-csg-scripts

Uninstall votca-csg-scripts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall votca-csg-scripts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove votca-csg-scripts

Remove votca-csg-scripts Configurations and Data

To remove votca-csg-scripts configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge votca-csg-scripts

Remove votca-csg-scripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove votca-csg-scripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge votca-csg-scripts

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg-scripts package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.