xmake_anim command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix xmake_anim command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

xmake_anim: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xmake_anim: command not found

Solutions to xmake_anim: command not found

How To Fix xmake_anim: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu xmake_anim is provided by xmakemol-gl package.

xmakemol-gl is:

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.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install xmakemol-gl

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install xmakemol-gl.

sudo apt -y install xmakemol-gl

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install xmakemol-gl

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix xmake_anim command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.