How To Install python-ballview on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ballview on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ballview
python-ballview is:
BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library) is an application framework in C++ that has been specifically designed for rapid software development in Molecular Modeling and Computational Molecular Biology. This package provides scripting access to the VIEW-dependent functionality of the Biochemical Algorithms Library (BALL).
There are three methods to install python-ballview 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 python-ballview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ballview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ballview
Install python-ballview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ballview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ballview
Install python-ballview 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 python-ballview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ballview
How To Uninstall python-ballview on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ballview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ballview
Uninstall python-ballview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ballview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ballview
Remove python-ballview Configurations and Data
To remove python-ballview configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ballview
Remove python-ballview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ballview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ballview
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ballview package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
