[Open Babel] newbie questions

[Steven W. <SW...@si...>]

Hi,

I have just installed Openbabel on Ubuntu Linux 9.04.  I am new to both Linux and OB, and I was wondering:

I tried installing once before (OB 2.2.2) and I don't think it worked.  The other day I downloaded the newest version of Openbabel(2.2.3) and succeeded in installing it.

How can I tell what version of OpenBabel I have installed?  Is there a command I can run? 

When a new version comes out, do I have to uninstall the old version before installing the new one?  How DO I uninstall it if I decide to do that?

What about the folder from unpacking the openbabel-tar.gz file that I used to install OB - do I need that folder or can I delete it?

Thanks for your help,

Steve


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Siena Heights University
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