How To Install mgltools-symserv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-symserv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-symserv
mgltools-symserv 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.
Python package for performing discrete point symmetries transformations. Used to create icosahedral symmetry of a virus particle, for instance.
There are three methods to install mgltools-symserv 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-symserv 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-symserv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-symserv
Install mgltools-symserv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-symserv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-symserv
Install mgltools-symserv 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-symserv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-symserv
How To Uninstall mgltools-symserv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-symserv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-symserv
Uninstall mgltools-symserv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-symserv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-symserv
Remove mgltools-symserv Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-symserv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-symserv
Remove mgltools-symserv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-symserv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-symserv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-symserv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
