How to install xmakemol-gl on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install xmakemol-gl package on Ubuntu 16.10.


 

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Quick installation of xmakemol-gl:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: xmakemol-gl

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

	sudo apt-get install xmakemol-gl

Package Details

Package:xmakemol-gl
Version:5.16-9
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.nongnu.org/xmakemol/
Description:program for visualizing atomic and molecular systems (OpenGL) 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 . This is the OpenGL-enabled XMakemol package. The images are rendered using true 3D graphics primitives, and can be exported using the Xpm format; red/blue stereo images can also be produced. The OpenGL package provides more display options, along with better support for displaying vectors. Ellipses can also be rendered.
Distro:Ubuntu 16.10
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/science

How to install xmakemol-gl on Ubuntu 16.10?

How to install xmakemol-gl on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

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 16.10 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 xmakemol-gl is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xmakemol-gl' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xmakemol-gl
dpkg-query: package 'xmakemol-gl' 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 xmakemol-gl:

After system update use the following command to install xmakemol-gl:

sudo apt-get install xmakemol-gl

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 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 xmakemol-gl from Ubuntu 16.10?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xmakemol-gl from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the xmakemol-gl following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  xmakemol-gl

Following command is used to remove the xmakemol-gl package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xmakemol-gl

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

Completely removing xmakemol-gl with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge xmakemol-gl

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xmakemol-gl

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