How To Install autodock-test on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install autodock-test on Ubuntu 20.04. autodock-test is test files for AutoDock

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autodock-test on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is autodock-test

autodock-test is:

AutoDock is a prime representative of the programs addressing the simulation of the docking of fairly small chemical ligands to rather big protein receptors. Earlier versions had all flexibility in the ligands while the protein was kept rather ridgid. This latest version 4 also allows for a flexibility of selected sidechains of surface residues, i.e., takes the rotamers into account.

This package contain the test files for the AutoDock program.

There are three methods to install autodock-test 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 autodock-test Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install autodock-test using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install autodock-test

Install autodock-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install autodock-test

Install autodock-test 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 autodock-test using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autodock-test

How To Uninstall autodock-test on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the autodock-test package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autodock-test

Uninstall autodock-test And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autodock-test

Remove autodock-test Configurations and Data

To remove autodock-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autodock-test

Remove autodock-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autodock-test

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Summary

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