How To Install mgltools-viewerframework on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-viewerframework on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-viewerframework
mgltools-viewerframework is:
This framework provides support for loading dynamically commands from libraries as they are needed. It has been designed to be specialized and extended in modular way. ViewerFramework is used to build Python Molecular Viewer and AutoDockTools that are distributed with MGLTools.
There are three methods to install mgltools-viewerframework 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-viewerframework 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-viewerframework using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-viewerframework
Install mgltools-viewerframework Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-viewerframework using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-viewerframework
Install mgltools-viewerframework 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-viewerframework using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-viewerframework
How To Uninstall mgltools-viewerframework on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-viewerframework package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-viewerframework
Uninstall mgltools-viewerframework And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-viewerframework and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-viewerframework
Remove mgltools-viewerframework Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-viewerframework configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-viewerframework
Remove mgltools-viewerframework configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-viewerframework configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-viewerframework
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-viewerframework package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
