How To Install pymol-data on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol-data on Debian 9. pymol-data is data files for PyMOL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol-data on Debian 9.

What is pymol-data

pymol-data is:

PyMOL is a molecular graphics system targeted at medium to large biomolecules like proteins. It can generate high-quality publication-ready molecular graphics images and animations.

This package contains all data files for PyMOL package to reduce the redundancy between architectures in Debian.

There are three methods to install pymol-data on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pymol-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pymol-data

Install pymol-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pymol-data

Install pymol-data 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 pymol-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pymol-data

How To Uninstall pymol-data on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pymol-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pymol-data

Uninstall pymol-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pymol-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pymol-data

Remove pymol-data Configurations and Data

To remove pymol-data configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pymol-data

Remove pymol-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pymol-data

Dependencies

pymol-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol-data package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.