How To Install votca-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is votca-tools
votca-tools 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.
VOTCA’s tools library provides functions shared between all VOTCA packages.
This package contains helper binaries and shell RC file fragments.
There are three methods to install votca-tools 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 votca-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install votca-tools
Install votca-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install votca-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install votca-tools
Install votca-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install votca-tools
How To Uninstall votca-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the votca-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove votca-tools
Uninstall votca-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall votca-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove votca-tools
Remove votca-tools Configurations and Data
To remove votca-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge votca-tools
Remove votca-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove votca-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge votca-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
