How To Install mgltools-pybabel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-pybabel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-pybabel
mgltools-pybabel 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.
The library reimplements routines of Babel v1.6 from Pat Walters and Math Stahl in Python for reading and interpreting molecular structures. It is needed by mgltools-autodocktools at runtime.
There are three methods to install mgltools-pybabel 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-pybabel 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-pybabel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-pybabel
Install mgltools-pybabel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-pybabel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-pybabel
Install mgltools-pybabel 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-pybabel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-pybabel
How To Uninstall mgltools-pybabel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-pybabel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-pybabel
Uninstall mgltools-pybabel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-pybabel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-pybabel
Remove mgltools-pybabel Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-pybabel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-pybabel
Remove mgltools-pybabel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-pybabel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-pybabel
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-pybabel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
