How To Install votca-csg on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg on CentOS 7. votca-csg is VOTCA coarse-graining engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg on CentOS 7.

What is votca-csg

Versatile Object-oriented Toolkit for Coarse-graining Applications (VOTCA) is a package intended to reduce the amount of routine work when doing systematic coarse-graining of various systems. The core is written in C++. This package contains the VOTCA coarse-graining engine.

We can use yum or dnf to install votca-csg on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install votca-csg.

Install votca-csg on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install votca-csg using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install votca-csg

Install votca-csg on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install votca-csg using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install votca-csg

How To Uninstall votca-csg on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the votca-csg package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove votca-csg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.