How To Install mgltools-pmv-test on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-pmv-test on Ubuntu 18.04. mgltools-pmv-test is Python-based Molecular Viewer (functionality tests)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-pmv-test on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mgltools-pmv-test

mgltools-pmv-test is:

This package is part of the mgltools set of Python libraries which provide an infrastructure for the analysis of protein structures and their docking of chemical compounds.

It provides a complete molecular viewer of protein structures and their ligands.

This package contains functionality tests.

There are three methods to install mgltools-pmv-test 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 mgltools-pmv-test Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-pmv-test using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-pmv-test

Install mgltools-pmv-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-pmv-test using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mgltools-pmv-test

Install mgltools-pmv-test 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 mgltools-pmv-test using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-pmv-test

How To Uninstall mgltools-pmv-test on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mgltools-pmv-test package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mgltools-pmv-test

Uninstall mgltools-pmv-test And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-pmv-test

Remove mgltools-pmv-test Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-pmv-test

Remove mgltools-pmv-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-pmv-test

References

Summary

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