How To Install tm-align on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tm-align on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tm-align
tm-align is:
TM-align is a computer algorithm for protein structure alignment using dynamic programming. The scoring is performed by the TM-score rotation matrix. This is similar to the RMSD in that unaligned portions of the structure influence the scoring less than the more structurally conserved regions.
There are three methods to install tm-align 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 tm-align Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tm-align using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tm-align
Install tm-align Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tm-align using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tm-align
Install tm-align 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 tm-align using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tm-align
How To Uninstall tm-align on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tm-align package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tm-align
Uninstall tm-align And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tm-align and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tm-align
Remove tm-align Configurations and Data
To remove tm-align configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tm-align
Remove tm-align configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tm-align configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tm-align
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tm-align package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
