How To Install libvotca-xtp2021 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 libvotca-xtp2021 on Ubuntu.

What is `libvotca-xtp2021`

libvotca-xtp2021 is:

VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

libvotca-xtp is VOTCA’s exciton transport simulation library.

There are three methods to install libvotca-xtp2021 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 libvotca-xtp2021 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-xtp2021 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-xtp2021

Install libvotca-xtp2021 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-xtp2021 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvotca-xtp2021

Install libvotca-xtp2021 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 libvotca-xtp2021 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-xtp2021

How To Uninstall libvotca-xtp2021 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libvotca-xtp2021 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvotca-xtp2021

Uninstall libvotca-xtp2021 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvotca-xtp2021 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-xtp2021

Remove libvotca-xtp2021 Configurations and Data

To remove libvotca-xtp2021 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-xtp2021

Remove libvotca-xtp2021 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvotca-xtp2021 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-xtp2021

Dependencies

libvotca-xtp2021 have the following dependencies:

References

libvotca-xtp2021 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-xtp2021 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.