How To Install openstructure on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstructure on Ubuntu 22.04. openstructure is Open-Source Computational Structural Biology Framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstructure on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is openstructure

openstructure is:

OpenStructure aims to provide an open-source, modular, flexible, molecular modelling and visualization environment. It is targeted at interested method developers in the field of structural bioinformatics.

There are three methods to install openstructure on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openstructure Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openstructure

Install openstructure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openstructure using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openstructure

Install openstructure 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 openstructure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openstructure

How To Uninstall openstructure on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the openstructure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openstructure

Uninstall openstructure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openstructure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openstructure

Remove openstructure Configurations and Data

To remove openstructure configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openstructure

Remove openstructure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openstructure

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstructure package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.