How To Install autodock-getdata on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install autodock-getdata on Ubuntu 22.04. autodock-getdata is instructions for getData to collect compounds

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autodock-getdata on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is autodock-getdata

autodock-getdata is:

This package provides instructions for getData to retrieve descriptions for sets of molecular compounds that can be used directly as input for autodock. The data is not provided direclty by this package. Only the instructions for the download are maintained here.

The FightAids@Home project of the World Community Grid publicly provides the input sets of their runs. The original structures come from the ZINC database and have been processed from the mol2 to pdbqt format by the Scripps institute:

  • asinex
  • chembridge_buildingblocks_pdbqt_1000split
  • drugbank_nutraceutics
  • drugbank_smallmol
  • fda_approved
  • human_metabolome_pdbqt_1000split
  • otava
  • zinc_natural_products

Please cite the ZINC database when using that data.

There are three methods to install autodock-getdata 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 autodock-getdata Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install autodock-getdata

Install autodock-getdata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install autodock-getdata

Install autodock-getdata 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 autodock-getdata using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autodock-getdata

How To Uninstall autodock-getdata on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the autodock-getdata package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autodock-getdata

Uninstall autodock-getdata And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autodock-getdata

Remove autodock-getdata Configurations and Data

To remove autodock-getdata configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autodock-getdata

Remove autodock-getdata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autodock-getdata

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Summary

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