How To Install libopenbabel-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libopenbabel-dev
libopenbabel-dev 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 static library and the header files.
There are three methods to install libopenbabel-dev 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 libopenbabel-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenbabel-devInstall libopenbabel-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenbabel-devInstall libopenbabel-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenbabel-devHow To Uninstall libopenbabel-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libopenbabel-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenbabel-devUninstall libopenbabel-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenbabel-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenbabel-devRemove libopenbabel-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenbabel-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenbabel-devRemove libopenbabel-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenbabel-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenbabel-devDependencies
libopenbabel-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
