How To Install gromacs-common on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gromacs-common in AlmaLinux 8. gromacs-common is GROMACS shared data and documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gromacs-common on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gromacs-common

GROMACS is a versatile and extremely well optimized package to perform molecular dynamics computer simulations and subsequent trajectory analysis. It is developed for bio-molecules like proteins, but the extremely high performance means it is used also in several other field like polymer chemistry and solid state physics. This package includes architecture independent data and HTML documentation.

We can use yum or dnf to install gromacs-common on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gromacs-common.

Install gromacs-common on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install gromacs-common

Install gromacs-common on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gromacs-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gromacs-common

How To Uninstall gromacs-common on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gromacs-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gromacs-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gromacs-common on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.