How To Install jmol on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jmol on Debian 10.
What is jmol
jmol 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.
There are three methods to install jmol on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jmol
Install jmol Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jmol using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jmol
Install jmol 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install jmol using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jmol
How To Uninstall jmol on Debian 10
To uninstall only the jmol package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jmol
Uninstall jmol And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jmol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmol
Remove jmol Configurations and Data
To remove jmol configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jmol
Remove jmol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jmol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jmol
Dependencies
jmol have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jmol package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.