How to Install and Uninstall chemeq Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "chemeq" package

Please follow the guidance below to install chemeq on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                chemeq
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "chemeq" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall chemeq on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chemeq
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chemeq package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: chemeq
Priority: optional
Section: universe/tex
Installed-Size: 134
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Georges Khaznadar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.12-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0)
Suggests: texlive, wims
Filename: pool/universe/c/chemeq/chemeq_2.12-1_amd64.deb
Size: 39642
MD5sum: e3934242ff5d4428985e17364797e906
SHA1: bca6a96840777a7f2f71831e90b215711d2ad81e
SHA256: 86ba37faacbf4795076aa80459b82ec5d1680d199f2845ed2acdd697167dcc40
Description-en: Parser for chemical formula and equilibria
chemeq is a basic standalone filter written in C language,
flex and bison. It inputs strings like:
2H2 + O2 ---> 2 H2O
then it outputs LaTeX code and messages about the equilibrium of a
chemical reaction.
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example:~/src$ echo "2H2 + O2 ---> 2 H2O" | chemeq -lc
2\,H_{2}\,+\,O_{2}\,\rightarrow\,2\,H_{2}O
OK
Description-md5: 6bfb1cf1fa225245d561cb2a73745b32
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu