How To Install avogadro-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install avogadro-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is avogadro-data
avogadro-data is:
Avogadro is a molecular graphics and modelling system targeted at molecules and biomolecules. It can visualize properties like molecular orbitals or electrostatic potentials and features an intuitive molecular builder.
This package contains data files like molecular builder fragments or OpenGL shaders.
There are three methods to install avogadro-data 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 avogadro-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install avogadro-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install avogadro-data
Install avogadro-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install avogadro-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install avogadro-data
Install avogadro-data 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 avogadro-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install avogadro-data
How To Uninstall avogadro-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the avogadro-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove avogadro-data
Uninstall avogadro-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall avogadro-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove avogadro-data
Remove avogadro-data Configurations and Data
To remove avogadro-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge avogadro-data
Remove avogadro-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove avogadro-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge avogadro-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install avogadro-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
