How To Install xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8. xmakemol is Program for visualizing atomic and molecular systems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8.

What is xmakemol

XMakemol is a mouse-based program, written using the LessTif widget set, for viewing and manipulating atomic and other chemical systems. It reads XYZ input and renders atoms, bonds and hydrogen bonds. Features include - Animating multiple frame files - Interactive measurement of bond lengths, bond angles and torsion angles - Control over atom/bond sizes - Exporting to Xpm, Encapsulated PostScript and XYZ formats - Toggling the visibility of groups of atoms - Editing the positions of subsets of atoms

We can use yum or dnf to install xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xmakemol.

Install xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xmakemol using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xmakemol

Install xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xmakemol using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmakemol

How To Uninstall xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xmakemol

xmakemol Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/xmake_anim.pl
/usr/bin/xmakemol
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5d
/usr/lib/.build-id/5d/9fbc07c9f3f7736f6a2dc63298f44fc59c0c86
/usr/share/doc/xmakemol
/usr/share/doc/xmakemol/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xmakemol/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xmakemol/PROBLEMS
/usr/share/doc/xmakemol/README
/usr/share/licenses/xmakemol
/usr/share/licenses/xmakemol/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xmakemol.1.gz
/usr/share/xmakemol
/usr/share/xmakemol/elements

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmakemol on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.