How To Install gamgi-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamgi-data on Ubuntu 18.04. gamgi-data is General Atomistic Modelling Graphic Interface (data)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamgi-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gamgi-data

gamgi-data is:

The General Atomistic Modelling Graphic Interface (GAMGI) provides a graphical interface to build, view and analyze atomic structures.

This package contains various data, example and script files.

There are three methods to install gamgi-data on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gamgi-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gamgi-data

Install gamgi-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gamgi-data

Install gamgi-data 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 gamgi-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gamgi-data

How To Uninstall gamgi-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gamgi-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gamgi-data

Uninstall gamgi-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gamgi-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gamgi-data

Remove gamgi-data Configurations and Data

To remove gamgi-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gamgi-data

Remove gamgi-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gamgi-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamgi-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.