How To Install avogadro-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install avogadro-utils on Kali Linux. avogadro-utils is Molecular Graphics and Modelling System (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install avogadro-utils on Kali Linux.

What is avogadro-utils

avogadro-utils is:

Avogadro is a molecular graphics and modelling system targeted at small to medium molecules. It can visualize properties like molecular orbitals or electrostatic potentials and features an intuitive molecular builder.

This package provides avogadro utility programs: avobabel avocjsontocml bodrparse encodefile qube resdataparse

There are three methods to install avogadro-utils 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 avogadro-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install avogadro-utils

Install avogadro-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install avogadro-utils

Install avogadro-utils 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 avogadro-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install avogadro-utils

How To Uninstall avogadro-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the avogadro-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove avogadro-utils

Uninstall avogadro-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove avogadro-utils

Remove avogadro-utils Configurations and Data

To remove avogadro-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge avogadro-utils

Remove avogadro-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge avogadro-utils

Dependencies

avogadro-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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