Re: [Open Babel] newbie questions

[Geoffrey H. <ge...@ge...>]

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

babel -v # gives version info
babel -H # gives the full help text

> 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?

No, you don't need to uninstall. Whether you installed from the Ubuntu  
package manager or from the source code, new versions will replace the  
older versions.

> 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?

You can delete that.

Cheers!
-Geoff