How To Install gchempaint on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gchempaint on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gchempaint
gchempaint is:
GChemPaint is an editor for 2D chemical structures with a multiple document interface. Drawn molecules can be searched at NIST Webbook and PubChem.
There are three methods to install gchempaint on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gchempaint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gchempaint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gchempaint
Install gchempaint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gchempaint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gchempaint
Install gchempaint 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 gchempaint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gchempaint
How To Uninstall gchempaint on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gchempaint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gchempaint
Uninstall gchempaint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gchempaint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gchempaint
Remove gchempaint Configurations and Data
To remove gchempaint configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gchempaint
Remove gchempaint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gchempaint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gchempaint
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gchempaint package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.