dx software package provides OpenDX (IBM Visualization Data Explorer) - main package, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install dx
dx is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dx package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dx *
You will get with dx package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Science |
| Package | dx |
| Version | 1:4.4.4-9 |
| Description | OpenDX (IBM Visualization Data Explorer) - main package |
| Sub Section | Science |