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title: Install molden on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of molden for on Pop!_OS - Molden is a package
  for displaying Molecular Density.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/molden/pop
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# Install molden on **Pop!\_OS**

# molden

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#### Molden is a package for displaying Molecular Density.

Molden is a package for displaying Molecular Density from the Ab Initio packages GAMESS-UK , GAMESS-US and GAUSSIAN and the Semi-Empirical packages Mopac/Ampac, it also supports a number of other programs via the Molden Format. Molden reads all the required information from the GAMESS / GAUSSIAN outputfile.

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Authorization to download and use MOLDEN by commercial
(non-academic, for-profit organisations) users is acquired by printing,
completing, signing and fax-ing the below agreement to:

CMBI
Secr. office
Fax: +31 (0)24 3619395

```
                            License fees:
                                              Non-Academic: EUR 1000
```

A duly signed copy of the license agreement and an invoice will be
returned by mail to licensee.

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Contribute to this snap at <https://github.com/RaspNote/molden>

### Package name

* molden

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### License

* CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

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### Last updated

* 9 June 2020 - latest/stable
* 9 June 2020 - latest/candidate

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [blog.linuxcoffee.eu](http://blog.linuxcoffee.eu "http://blog.linuxcoffee.eu")

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install molden

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on Pop!\_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install molden

To install molden, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install molden
```

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