How To Install libballview1.4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libballview1.4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libballview1.4-dev
libballview1.4-dev is:
BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library) is an application framework in C++ that has been specifically designed for rapid software development in Molecular Modeling and Computational Molecular Biology. This package comprises the header files allowing to create one’s own applications with the VIEW framework of the BALL library.
There are three methods to install libballview1.4-dev 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 libballview1.4-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libballview1.4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libballview1.4-dev
Install libballview1.4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libballview1.4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libballview1.4-dev
Install libballview1.4-dev 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 libballview1.4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libballview1.4-dev
How To Uninstall libballview1.4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libballview1.4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libballview1.4-dev
Uninstall libballview1.4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libballview1.4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libballview1.4-dev
Remove libballview1.4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libballview1.4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libballview1.4-dev
Remove libballview1.4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libballview1.4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libballview1.4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libballview1.4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.