How To Install promod3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install promod3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. promod3 is protein homology modelling engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install promod3 on Debian 12.

What is promod3

promod3 is:

ProMod3 is a modelling engine based on the OpenStructure computational structural biology framework that can perform all steps required to generate a protein model by homology. Its modular design aims at implementing flexible modelling pipelines and fast prototyping of novel algorithms.

There are three methods to install promod3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install promod3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install promod3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install promod3

Install promod3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install promod3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install promod3

Install promod3 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install promod3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install promod3

How To Uninstall promod3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the promod3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove promod3

Uninstall promod3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall promod3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove promod3

Remove promod3 Configurations and Data

To remove promod3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge promod3

Remove promod3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove promod3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge promod3

Dependencies

promod3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install promod3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.