How To Install jmol-applet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jmol-applet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jmol-applet
jmol-applet is:
Jmol is a Java molecular viewer for three-dimensional chemical structures. Features include reading a variety of file types and output from quantum chemistry programs, and animation of multi-frame files and computed normal modes from quantum programs. It includes with features for chemicals, crystals, materials and biomolecules. Jmol might be useful for students, educators, and researchers in chemistry and biochemistry.
File formats read by Jmol include PDB, XYZ, CIF, CML, MDL Molfile, Gaussian, GAMESS, MOPAC, ABINIT, ACES-II, Dalton and VASP.
This package contains the Jmol Java applet
There are three methods to install jmol-applet 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 jmol-applet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jmol-applet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jmol-applet
Install jmol-applet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jmol-applet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jmol-applet
Install jmol-applet 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 jmol-applet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jmol-applet
How To Uninstall jmol-applet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jmol-applet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jmol-applet
Uninstall jmol-applet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jmol-applet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmol-applet
Remove jmol-applet Configurations and Data
To remove jmol-applet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jmol-applet
Remove jmol-applet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jmol-applet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jmol-applet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jmol-applet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
