How To Install drawxtl on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install drawxtl on Ubuntu 22.04. drawxtl is crystal structure viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install drawxtl on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is drawxtl

drawxtl is:

DRAWxtl reads a basic description of the crystal structure, which includes unit-cell parameters, space group, atomic coordinates, thermal parameters or a Fourier map, and outputs a geometry object that contains polyhedra, planes, lone-pair cones, spheres or ellipsoids, bonds, iso-surface Fourier contours and the unit-cell boundary.

Four forms of graphics are produced:

  • an OpenGL window for immediate viewing
  • the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer (POV-RAY) scene language for publication-quality drawings
  • the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) for dissemination across the Internet
  • a Postscript rendering of the OpenGL window for those who want high-quality output but do not have POV-RAY installed.

File formats DRAWxtl can read include CIF, FDAT, FullProf (pcr), GSAS, SCHAKAL, SHELX, DISCUS and WIEN2k.

There are three methods to install drawxtl on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install drawxtl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install drawxtl

Install drawxtl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install drawxtl

Install drawxtl 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 drawxtl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install drawxtl

How To Uninstall drawxtl on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove drawxtl

Uninstall drawxtl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall drawxtl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove drawxtl

Remove drawxtl Configurations and Data

To remove drawxtl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge drawxtl

Remove drawxtl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge drawxtl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install drawxtl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.