How To Install apbs-data on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apbs-data on Ubuntu.
What is apbs-data
apbs-data is:
APBS is a software package for the numerical solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE), one of the most popular continuum models for describing electrostatic interactions between molecular solutes in salty, aqueous media.
This package contains all data files for apbs package to reduce the redundancy between architectures in Debian.
There are three methods to install apbs-data on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apbs-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 apbs-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apbs-data
Install apbs-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apbs-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apbs-data
Install apbs-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 apbs-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apbs-data
How To Uninstall apbs-data on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the apbs-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apbs-data
Uninstall apbs-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apbs-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apbs-data
Remove apbs-data Configurations and Data
To remove apbs-data configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apbs-data
Remove apbs-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apbs-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apbs-data
Dependencies
apbs-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apbs-data package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.