How To Install norsp on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install norsp

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is norsp and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install norsp on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install norsp using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install norsp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install norsp

Install norsp using apt

Because norsp is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install norsp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install norsp

Install norsp 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install norsp by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install norsp

How to upgrade (update) a single package norsp using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the norsp, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install norsp

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install norsp

How To Uninstall norsp from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the norsp package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove norsp

Uninstall norsp and all its dependencies

To uninstall norsp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove norsp

Remove norsp with all configurations and data

To remove norsp configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge norsp

Remove norsp completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to norsp package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge norsp

Extra info and code examples

NORSp is a publicly available predictor for disordered regions in proteins. Specifically, it predicts long regions with no regular secondary structure. Upon submission of a protein sequence, NORSp analyses the protein about its secondary structure, the presence of transmembrane helices and coiled-coils. It then returns the presence and position of disordered regions. NORSp can be useful for biologists in several ways. For example, crystallographers can check whether their proteins contain NORS regions and make the decision about whether to proceed with the experiments since NORS proteins may be difficult to crystallise, as demonstrated by the their low occurrence in PDB. Biologists interested in protein structure-function relationship may also find it interesting to verify whether the protein-protein interaction sites coincide with NORS regions.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install norsp using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the norsp from Ubuntu 21.04.

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