How To Install xdrawchem on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdrawchem in Fedora 36. xdrawchem is 2D chemical structures drawing tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdrawchem on Fedora 36.

What is xdrawchem

xdrawchem is a two-dimensional molecule drawing program for Unix operating systems. It is similar in functionality to other molecule drawing programs such as ChemDraw (TM, CambridgeSoft). It can read and write MDL Molfiles and CML files to allow sharing between xdrawchem and other chemistry applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install xdrawchem on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xdrawchem.

Install xdrawchem on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xdrawchem using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xdrawchem

Install xdrawchem on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xdrawchem using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xdrawchem

How To Uninstall xdrawchem on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xdrawchem package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xdrawchem

xdrawchem Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xdrawchem
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea/baf9f941b053460de7cff2812e405fd1938761
/usr/share/applications/xdrawchem.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/COPYRIGHT.txt
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/GPL.txt
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/HISTORY.txt
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/arrowtool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/boldtool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/brackettool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/cb.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/cbf.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/cbh.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/cinna.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/color_pulldown.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/copytool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/curvearrowtool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/cuttool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/dashtool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/downtool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/draw.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/edit.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/editmenu.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/erasetool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/filemenu.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/fileopen.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/fileprint.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/files.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/filesave.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/font_pulldown.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/formatmenu.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/functions.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/groupmenu.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/helpmenu.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/index.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/italictool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/linetool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/molinfo.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/pastetool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/ringtool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/ringtoolbar.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/selecttool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/spectra.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/subscript.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/superscript.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/symboltool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/text.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/texttool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/thick_pulldown.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/toolbar.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/toolmenu.html
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/underlinetool.png
/usr/share/doc/xdrawchem/uptool.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/xdrawchem.png
/usr/share/licenses/xdrawchem
/usr/share/licenses/xdrawchem/COPYRIGHT.txt
/usr/share/licenses/xdrawchem/GPL.txt
/usr/share/xdrawchem
/usr/share/xdrawchem/6ring_boat.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/6ring_boat.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/6ring_chair.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/6ring_chair.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/adenine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/alanine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/anthracene.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/arginine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/arrowtool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/asparagine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/aspartic_acid.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/back.xpm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/benzene.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/benzene.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/biotin.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/biphenyl.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/boc.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/boldtool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/brackettool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/chaintool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/copytool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/curvearrowtool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cuttool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclobutane.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclobutane.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cycloheptane.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclohexane.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclohexane.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclooctane.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclopentadiene-sp.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclopentadiene.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclopentadiene.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclopentane.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclopentane.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclopropane.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cyclopropane.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cysteine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/cytosine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/d-fructose.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/d-glucose.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/dabcyl.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/dabsyl.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/dansyl.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/dashtool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/deoxyribose.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/downtool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/edans.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/editcut.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/editpaste.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/erasetool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/filenew.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/fileopen.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/fileprint.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/filesave.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/fmoc.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/forward.xpm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/glutamic_acid.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/glutamine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/glycine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/guanine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/histidine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/home.xpm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/imidazole.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/imidazole.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/indole.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/isoleucine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/italictool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/justifycentertool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/justifylefttool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/justifyrighttool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/lassotool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/leucine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/line1.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/line2.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/line3.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/line4.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/line5.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/linetool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/lysine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/mag_minus.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/mag_plus.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/methionine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/naphthalene.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/nitrophenylalanine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/pastetool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/phenylalanine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/proline.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/purine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/pyrimidine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/retro.txt
/usr/share/xdrawchem/ribose.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/ringtool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/selecttool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/serine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/statine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/steroid.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/subscript.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/superscript.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/sym_1e.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/sym_2e.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/sym_2e_line.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/sym_delta_minus.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/sym_delta_plus.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/sym_minus.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/sym_plus.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/symboltool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/texttool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/threonine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/thymine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/tryptophan.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/tyrosine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/underlinetool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/uptool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/uracil.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/valine.cml
/usr/share/xdrawchem/wavytool.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem-icon.png
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_da.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_de.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_en.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_es.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_fr.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_it.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_nl.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_pl.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchem_ru.qm
/usr/share/xdrawchem/xdrawchemrc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdrawchem on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).