How To Install python-csb on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-csb on Ubuntu 18.04. python-csb is Python framework for structural bioinformatics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-csb on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-csb

python-csb is:

Computational Structural Biology Toolbox (CSB) is a Python class library for reading, storing and analyzing biomolecular structures in a variety of formats with rich support for statistical analyses.

CSB is designed for reusability and extensibility and comes with a clean, well-documented API following good object-oriented engineering practice.

There are three methods to install python-csb 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-csb 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-csb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-csb

Install python-csb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-csb

Install python-csb 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-csb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-csb

How To Uninstall python-csb on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-csb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-csb

Uninstall python-csb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-csb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-csb

Remove python-csb Configurations and Data

To remove python-csb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-csb

Remove python-csb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-csb

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-csb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.