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I would like to install openbable on Ubuntu, but I am having problems.

The Ubuntu version I'm running apparently does not have any package for this application.

How can I install it? I'm new to Ubuntu.

Zanna
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  • There is a simple command to install package in ubuntu is `sudo apt-get install `. Did you try something like `sudp apt-get install openbable`? – d a i s y Dec 12 '16 at 09:41
  • The package index says it's available for all current releases: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=openbabel – muru Dec 12 '16 at 09:50
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    Could just be a typo. Openbable -> openbabel. – Arronical Dec 12 '16 at 09:53
  • Which Ubuntu version do you actually use? Isn’t it [EOL](https://www.ubuntu.com/info/release-end-of-life)? – Melebius Dec 14 '16 at 07:47

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According to Open Babel's site, there are a few nice ways to install.

Snap package

This method works only on Ubuntu 16.04 and later.

  1. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T

  2. Run the following:

    sudo snap install openbabel

The program can then be run in the terminal with openbabel.obabel or, for other Open Babel commands, openbabel.[command] (replace [command] with the Open Babel command).

Binary package provided by Ubuntu

  1. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T

  2. Run the following:

    sudo apt-get install openbabel

The program can then be run in the terminal with obabel or other Open Babel commands.

Chai T. Rex
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