How To Install mopac7-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mopac7-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mopac7-bin
mopac7-bin is:
MOPAC provides routines to solve the electronic structure of molecules on a semi-empirical level. Available methods include MNDO, MINDO/3, AM1 and PM3.
This package contains the MOPAC7 binaries.
There are three methods to install mopac7-bin 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 mopac7-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mopac7-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mopac7-bin
Install mopac7-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mopac7-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mopac7-bin
Install mopac7-bin 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 mopac7-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mopac7-bin
How To Uninstall mopac7-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mopac7-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mopac7-bin
Uninstall mopac7-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mopac7-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mopac7-bin
Remove mopac7-bin Configurations and Data
To remove mopac7-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mopac7-bin
Remove mopac7-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mopac7-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mopac7-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mopac7-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
