How To Install relion_postprocess on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

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

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install relion-bin+mpi+gui

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

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

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 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 relion_postprocess on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 relion_postprocess 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 relion_postprocess using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install relion-bin+mpi+gui

Install relion_postprocess using apt

Because relion_postprocess is available in Ubuntu 22.04’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 relion_postprocess using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install relion-bin+mpi+gui

Install relion_postprocess 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install relion-bin+mpi+gui

How to upgrade (update) a single package relion_postprocess 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 relion_postprocess, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install relion-bin+mpi+gui

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 relion-bin+mpi+gui

How To Uninstall relion_postprocess from Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove relion-bin+mpi+gui

Uninstall relion_postprocess and all its dependencies

To uninstall relion_postprocess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove relion-bin+mpi+gui

Remove relion_postprocess with all configurations and data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge relion-bin+mpi+gui

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge relion-bin+mpi+gui

Extra info and code examples

RELION (for REgularised LIkelihood OptimisatioN) is a stand-alone computer program for Maximum A Posteriori refinement of (multiple) 3D reconstructions or 2D class averages in cryo-electron microscopy. RELION provides a GUI, several command-line tools in parallel (MPI) and serial versions as well as a C++ API. relion-bin provides the serial command-line tools

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install relion_postprocess using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the relion_postprocess from Ubuntu 22.04.

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