How To Install jmol on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install jmol on Kali Linux. jmol is Molecular Viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jmol on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmol

Remove jmol Configurations and Data

To remove jmol configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.