How To Install libgpp4f-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpp4f-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgpp4f-0
libgpp4f-0 is:
The goal of the ggp4 project is to provide a standalone replacement for the CCP4 library for macromolecular crystallography. The library performs a number of common tasks in standardized manner. These tasks include file opening, parsing keyworded input, and reading and writing of standard data formats for electron density maps and X-Ray diffraction data. Programs may call this library to ensure compatibility with the CCP4 program suite, as well as a similar look-and-feel.
This package provides a shared library needed to run programs that make use of libgpp4’s FORTRAN API.
There are three methods to install libgpp4f-0 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 libgpp4f-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpp4f-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpp4f-0
Install libgpp4f-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpp4f-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpp4f-0
Install libgpp4f-0 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 libgpp4f-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpp4f-0
How To Uninstall libgpp4f-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgpp4f-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpp4f-0
Uninstall libgpp4f-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpp4f-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpp4f-0
Remove libgpp4f-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgpp4f-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpp4f-0
Remove libgpp4f-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpp4f-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpp4f-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpp4f-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
