Install autodock-vina on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install autodock-vina
Learn how to install autodock-vina with the command sudo apt-get install autodock-vina on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of autodock-vina:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: autodock-vina
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install autodock-vina
Package Details | |
| Package: | autodock-vina |
| Version: | 1.1.2-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://vina.scripps.edu |
| Description: | docking of small molecules to proteins AutoDock Vina is a program to support drug discovery, molecular docking and virtual screening of compound libraries. It offers multi-core capability, high performance and enhanced accuracy and ease of use. . The same institute also developed autodock, which is widely used. . O. Trott, A. J. Olson, AutoDock Vina: improving the speed and accuracy of docking with a new scoring function, efficient optimization and multithreading, Journal of Computational Chemistry 31 (2010) 455-461 Homepage: http://vina.scripps.edu |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/science |
How to install autodock-vina on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If autodock-vina is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L autodock-vina' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L autodock-vina Package `autodock-vina' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing autodock-vina:
After system update use the following command to install autodock-vina:
sudo apt-get install autodock-vina
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove autodock-vina from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the autodock-vina from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the autodock-vina following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove autodock-vina
Following command is used to remove the autodock-vina package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove autodock-vina
This will remove autodock-vina and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing autodock-vina with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge autodock-vina
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove autodock-vina
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with autodock-vina package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.