How To Install libmmtf-java 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 libmmtf-java on Ubuntu.

What is `libmmtf-java`

libmmtf-java is:

The Macromolecular Transmission Format (MMTF) is a compact binary format to transmit and store biomolecular structures for fast 3D visualization and analysis.

There are three methods to install libmmtf-java 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 libmmtf-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmmtf-java

Install libmmtf-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmmtf-java

Install libmmtf-java 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 libmmtf-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmmtf-java

How To Uninstall libmmtf-java on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libmmtf-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmmtf-java

Uninstall libmmtf-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmmtf-java

Remove libmmtf-java Configurations and Data

To remove libmmtf-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmmtf-java

Remove libmmtf-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmmtf-java

Dependencies

libmmtf-java have the following dependencies:

References

libmmtf-java website

Summary

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