How To Install cif-linguist on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cif-linguist on Ubuntu 22.04. cif-linguist is transform CIF data among CIF formats and dialects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cif-linguist on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cif-linguist

cif-linguist is:

The CIF API provides a standard C interface for reading, writing, and manipulating Crystallographic Information Files (CIFs). It is targeted in particular at CIF 2.0, but it provides support for CIF 1.1 and earlier as well.

This package contains cif_linguist, an experimental program for converting data between various versions of the CIF format.

There are three methods to install cif-linguist 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 cif-linguist Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cif-linguist

Install cif-linguist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cif-linguist

Install cif-linguist 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 cif-linguist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cif-linguist

How To Uninstall cif-linguist on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cif-linguist package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cif-linguist

Uninstall cif-linguist And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cif-linguist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cif-linguist

Remove cif-linguist Configurations and Data

To remove cif-linguist configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cif-linguist

Remove cif-linguist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cif-linguist

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cif-linguist package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.