How To Install v-sim 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 v-sim on Ubuntu.

What is `v-sim`

v-sim is:

V_Sim visualizes atomic structures such as crystals, grain boundaries, molecules and so on (either in binary format, or in plain text format).

The rendering is done in pseudo-3D with spheres (atoms) or arrows (spins). The user can interact through many functions to choose the view, set the bindings, draw cutting planes, compute surfaces from scalar fields, duplicate nodes, measure geometry… Moreover V_Sim allows one to export the view as images in PNG, JPG, PDF (bitmap), SVG (scheme) and other formats. Some tools are also available to colorize atoms from data values or to animate on screen many position files.

There are three methods to install v-sim 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 v-sim Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install v-sim

Install v-sim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install v-sim

Install v-sim 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 v-sim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install v-sim

How To Uninstall v-sim on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the v-sim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove v-sim

Uninstall v-sim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove v-sim

Remove v-sim Configurations and Data

To remove v-sim configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge v-sim

Remove v-sim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v-sim

Dependencies

v-sim have the following dependencies:

References

v-sim website

Summary

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