diff --git a/Installation/install.rst b/Installation/install.rst index d1ac370..1a08446 100644 --- a/Installation/install.rst +++ b/Installation/install.rst @@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ Open Babel binary packages are available from many Linux distributions including In general, we recommend using the latest release of Open Babel (currently |release|). If this is not available for your Linux distribution, you should :ref:`compile Open Babel yourself `. +Ubuntu (and related distros):: + + $ sudo apt-get install openbabel + +Fedora:: + + $ sudo dnf install openbabel + +This will make the command :program:`obabel` (the Open Babel command line interface, CLI) available on your computer. For more information on using the CLI, see :ref:`obabel - Convert, Filter and Manipulate Chemical Data`. + +After installing, you can check the version of Open Babel is installed using:: + + $ obabel --version + +You can get help for the CLI using the **-H** option:: + + $ obabel -H + .. _Compiling Open Babel: Compiling Open Babel