How To Install python3-pymol on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymol on Kali Linux. python3-pymol is Molecular Graphics System (Python 3 modules)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymol on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pymol

python3-pymol 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.

Features include:

  • Visualization of molecules, molecular trajectories and surfaces of crystallography data or orbitals
  • Molecular builder and sculptor
  • Internal raytracer and movie generator
  • Fully extensible and scriptable via a Python interface

File formats PyMOL can read include PDB, XYZ, CIF, MDL Molfile, ChemDraw, CCP4 maps, XPLOR maps and Gaussian cube maps.

This package contains the Python 3 modules.

There are three methods to install python3-pymol on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-pymol Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymol using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymol

Install python3-pymol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymol using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pymol

Install python3-pymol Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymol

How To Uninstall python3-pymol on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-pymol package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pymol

Uninstall python3-pymol And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pymol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymol

Remove python3-pymol Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pymol configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymol

Remove python3-pymol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pymol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pymol

Dependencies

python3-pymol have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymol package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.