How To Install pymol-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pymol-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
