Install jmol on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install jmol

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Quick installation of jmol:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: jmol

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install jmol

Package Details
Package:	jmol
Version:	12.2.2+dfsg-1
Maintainer:	Ubuntu Developers
Home page:	http://jmol.sourceforge.net/
Description:	Molecular Viewer Jmol is a Java molecular viewer for three-dimensional chemical structures. Features include reading a variety of file types and output from quantum chemistry programs, and animation of multi-frame files and computed normal modes from quantum programs. It includes with features for chemicals, crystals, materials and biomolecules. Jmol might be useful for students, educators, and researchers in chemistry and biochemistry. . File formats read by Jmol include PDB, XYZ, CIF, CML, MDL Molfile, Gaussian, GAMESS, MOPAC, ABINIT, ACES-II, Dalton and VASP. Homepage: http://jmol.sourceforge.net/
Distro:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:	universe/science

How to install jmol on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If jmol is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L jmol' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L jmol
Package `jmol' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$

Installing jmol:

After system update use the following command to install jmol:

sudo apt-get install jmol

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove jmol from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the jmol from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the jmol following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  jmol

Following command is used to remove the jmol package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove jmol

This will remove jmol and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing jmol with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge jmol

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove jmol

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with jmol package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.