How To Install mgltools-webservices on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-webservices on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgltools-webservices
mgltools-webservices 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 web services provide the means for inter-process communication of different parts of the autodocktools. This package is used especially for the control of workflows addressing in silico screening.
There are three methods to install mgltools-webservices 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-webservices 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-webservices using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgltools-webservices
Install mgltools-webservices Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgltools-webservices using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgltools-webservices
Install mgltools-webservices 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-webservices using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgltools-webservices
How To Uninstall mgltools-webservices on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgltools-webservices package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgltools-webservices
Uninstall mgltools-webservices And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgltools-webservices and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgltools-webservices
Remove mgltools-webservices Configurations and Data
To remove mgltools-webservices configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgltools-webservices
Remove mgltools-webservices configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgltools-webservices configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgltools-webservices
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgltools-webservices package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
