How To Install libopenbabel6 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel6 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenbabel6
libopenbabel6 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 shared library.
There are three methods to install libopenbabel6 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenbabel6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenbabel6
Install libopenbabel6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenbabel6
Install libopenbabel6 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 libopenbabel6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenbabel6
How To Uninstall libopenbabel6 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenbabel6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenbabel6
Uninstall libopenbabel6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenbabel6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenbabel6
Remove libopenbabel6 Configurations and Data
To remove libopenbabel6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenbabel6
Remove libopenbabel6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenbabel6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenbabel6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel6 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.