How To Install libopenbabel-doc 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 libopenbabel-doc on Ubuntu.
What is libopenbabel-doc
libopenbabel-doc is:
Open Babel is a chemical toolbox designed to speak the many languages of chemical data. It allows one to search, convert, analyze, or store data from molecular modeling, chemistry, solid-state materials, biochemistry, or related areas. Features include:
- Hydrogen addition and deletion
- Support for Molecular Mechanics
- Support for SMARTS molecular matching syntax
- Automatic feature perception (rings, bonds, hybridization, aromaticity)
- Flexible atom typer and perception of multiple bonds from atomic coordinates
- Gasteiger-Marsili partial charge calculation
File formats Open Babel supports include PDB, XYZ, CIF, CML, SMILES, MDL Molfile, ChemDraw, Gaussian, GAMESS, MOPAC and MPQC.
This package contains the library documentation.
There are three methods to install libopenbabel-doc 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 libopenbabel-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenbabel-doc
Install libopenbabel-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenbabel-doc
Install libopenbabel-doc 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 libopenbabel-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenbabel-doc
How To Uninstall libopenbabel-doc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libopenbabel-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenbabel-doc
Uninstall libopenbabel-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenbabel-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenbabel-doc
Remove libopenbabel-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libopenbabel-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenbabel-doc
Remove libopenbabel-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenbabel-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenbabel-doc
Dependencies
libopenbabel-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel-doc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.