How To Install libopenbabel7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel7 on Kali Linux. libopenbabel7 is Chemical toolbox library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel7 on Kali Linux.

What is libopenbabel7

libopenbabel7 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 shared library.

There are three methods to install libopenbabel7 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 libopenbabel7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenbabel7

Install libopenbabel7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenbabel7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenbabel7

Install libopenbabel7 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 libopenbabel7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenbabel7

How To Uninstall libopenbabel7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopenbabel7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenbabel7

Uninstall libopenbabel7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenbabel7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenbabel7

Remove libopenbabel7 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenbabel7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenbabel7

Remove libopenbabel7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenbabel7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenbabel7

Dependencies

libopenbabel7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenbabel7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.