How To Install libcifpp2 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 libcifpp2 on Ubuntu.
What is libcifpp2
libcifpp2 is:
Libcifpp is a C++ library used to create and manipulate mmCIF and PDB files containing macro molecular structure information.
This package contains the library file only.
There are three methods to install libcifpp2 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 libcifpp2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcifpp2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcifpp2
Install libcifpp2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcifpp2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcifpp2
Install libcifpp2 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 libcifpp2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcifpp2
How To Uninstall libcifpp2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcifpp2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcifpp2
Uninstall libcifpp2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcifpp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcifpp2
Remove libcifpp2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcifpp2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcifpp2
Remove libcifpp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcifpp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcifpp2
Dependencies
libcifpp2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcifpp2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.