Installation for Linux

Installation Guide for Linux

This installation method uses a version of moleditpy with OpenBabel disabled to avoid Segmentation fault issues caused by library conflicts. This is the recommended approach for many Linux distributions.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x is installed.
• pip and venv are available.

Installation Steps

1. Create and activate a virtual environment
   Open a terminal and run the following commands to create and activate a new virtual environment named moleditpy.

   python3 -m venv moleditpy  
   source moleditpy/bin/activate

2. Install the package
   Install the dedicated Linux package using pip.

   pip install moleditpy-linux

3. Install system dependencies
   This OS-level library might be required for Qt to function correctly.
   # For Debian/Ubuntu based systems

   sudo apt install libxcb-cursor0

4. Run the application
   You can now launch the application by typing its name in the terminal.

   moleditpy