How To Install xdrawchem on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdrawchem on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xdrawchem
xdrawchem is:
Xdrawchem is a 2D editor for chemical structures and reactions. It mirrors the abilities of the commercial ChemDraw suite and has file compatibility with it as well as other chemical formats through OpenBabel.
There are three methods to install xdrawchem 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 xdrawchem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdrawchem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdrawchem
Install xdrawchem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdrawchem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdrawchem
Install xdrawchem 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 xdrawchem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdrawchem
How To Uninstall xdrawchem on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xdrawchem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdrawchem
Uninstall xdrawchem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdrawchem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdrawchem
Remove xdrawchem Configurations and Data
To remove xdrawchem configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdrawchem
Remove xdrawchem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdrawchem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdrawchem
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdrawchem package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
