How To Install clipper on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install clipper on CentOS 7. clipper is Clipper C++ crystallographic library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clipper on CentOS 7.

What is clipper

There are currently two major pressures on crystallographic computing Increased automation to increase throughput in line with genomics applications. Increased data complexity, as data from more sources is combined and carried through the whole calculation to solve more difficult problems. The Clipper project is an initiative to address these pressures.

We can use yum or dnf to install clipper on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install clipper.

Install clipper on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install clipper using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install clipper

Install clipper on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install clipper using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install clipper

How To Uninstall clipper on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the clipper package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove clipper

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clipper on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.