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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "openbabel" package

Please follow the instructions below to install openbabel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall openbabel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: openbabel
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 444
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debichem Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libopenbabel4v5, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/o/openbabel/openbabel_2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 97588
MD5sum: 44049a5fd5235efcec9e13abcf91e459
SHA1: c52c3e0ae41ad5f5fc88cc2ce4321167011d351e
SHA256: bf755176301410cc94f781a252434f08238c5f283156b5a0fc491aa1f45e3289
Description-en: Chemical toolbox utilities (cli)
Open Babel is a chemical toolbox designed to speak the many languages of
chemical data. It allows one to search, convert, analyze, or store data from
molecular modeling, chemistry, solid-state materials, biochemistry, or related
areas. Features include:
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* Hydrogen addition and deletion
* Support for Molecular Mechanics
* Support for SMARTS molecular matching syntax
* Automatic feature perception (rings, bonds, hybridization, aromaticity)
* Flexible atom typer and perception of multiple bonds from atomic coordinates
* Gasteiger-Marsili partial charge calculation
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File formats Open Babel supports include PDB, XYZ, CIF, CML, SMILES, MDL
Molfile, ChemDraw, Gaussian, GAMESS, MOPAC and MPQC.
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This package includes the following utilities:
* babel: Convert between various chemical file formats
* obenergy: Calculate the energy for a molecule
* obminimize: Optimize the geometry, minimize the energy for a molecule
* obgrep: Molecular search program using SMARTS pattern
* obgen: Generate 3D coordinates for a molecule
* obprop: Print standard molecular properties
* obfit: Superimpose two molecules based on a pattern
* obrotamer: Generate conformer/rotamer coordinates
* obconformer: Generate low-energy conformers
* obchiral: Print molecular chirality information
* obrotate: Rotate dihedral angle of molecules in batch mode
* obprobe: Create electrostatic probe grid
Description-md5: 6ce630c1a7113b6e9fbb506bdd345a0f
Homepage: http://openbabel.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome