How To Install gdpc 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 gdpc on Ubuntu.
What is gdpc
gdpc is:
gpdc is a graphical program for visualising output data from molecular dynamics simulations. It reads input in the standard xyz format, as well as other custom formats, and can output pictures of each frame in JPG or PNG format.
There are three methods to install gdpc 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 gdpc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdpc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdpc
Install gdpc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdpc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdpc
Install gdpc 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 gdpc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdpc
How To Uninstall gdpc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gdpc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdpc
Uninstall gdpc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdpc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdpc
Remove gdpc Configurations and Data
To remove gdpc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdpc
Remove gdpc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdpc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdpc
Dependencies
gdpc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdpc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.