How To Install votca-csg on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is votca-csg
votca-csg is:
VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.
csg is Votca’s coarse-graining engine.
There are three methods to install votca-csg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install votca-csg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install votca-csg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install votca-csg
Install votca-csg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install votca-csg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install votca-csg
Install votca-csg 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 votca-csg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install votca-csg
How To Uninstall votca-csg on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the votca-csg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove votca-csg
Uninstall votca-csg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall votca-csg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove votca-csg
Remove votca-csg Configurations and Data
To remove votca-csg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge votca-csg
Remove votca-csg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove votca-csg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge votca-csg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install votca-csg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
