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Installing Pyrx on Ubuntu

Tariq Abdullah
Last updated: April 13, 2023 11:19 am
Tariq Abdullah
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Pyrx is a bioinformatics software that is used for the virtual screening of a large number of compounds against targets [1]. In this article, we will install Pyrx on Ubuntu.

Contents
Getting startedDownloading PrerequisitesFor Python2For Python3Downloading PyrxInstalling PyrxMethod-IMethod-IIReferences

Getting started

Let’s update and upgrade the system first.

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Downloading Prerequisites

You need to install pip before installing Pyrx. Open a terminal and type the following command.

For Python2

$ sudo apt install python-pip

For Python3

$ sudo apt install python3-pip

To check the installation, type:

$ pip --version

Downloading Pyrx

Change to the directory where you want to download the software. Let’s say, Downloads.

$ cd Downloads/

Download the binary file from here.

Installing Pyrx

Method-I

To start the installer, grant execution permission and install it as shown below.

$ chmod +x Pyrx-0.8-linux-x86_64-install

$ ./Pyrx-0.8-linux-x86_64-install

Method-II

You can install Pyrx using pip. For that, you will have to install pip first.

For Python2

$ sudo apt-get install python-pip

For Python3

$ sudo apt-get install python3-pip

Now install Pyrx using pip.

$ pip install -U wxPython

Now, you have successfully installed Pyrx on your system.


References

  1. Dallakyan, S., & Olson, A. J. (2015). Small-molecule library screening by docking with PyRx. In Chemical biology (pp. 243-250). Humana Press, New York, NY.
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Tariq is founder of Bioinformatics Review and Lead Developer at IQL Technologies. His areas of expertise include algorithm design, phylogenetics, MicroArray, Plant Systematics, and genome data analysis. If you have questions, reach out to him via his homepage.
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