How To Install kim-api on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kim-api on CentOS 7.
What is kim-api
OpenKIM is an online framework for making molecular simulations reliable, reproducible, and portable. Models conforming to the KIM application programming interface work seamlessly with major simulation codes that have adopted the KIM-API standard. This package can be used to load all the files (libraries, headers, and documentation) for the KIM-API.
We can use yum or dnf to install kim-api on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kim-api.
Install kim-api on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install kim-api using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kim-api
Install kim-api 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 kim-api using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kim-api
How To Uninstall kim-api on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the kim-api package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kim-api
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kim-api on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
