How To Install libbio-mage-perl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbio-mage-perl on Debian 9. libbio-mage-perl is Container module for classes in the MAGE package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbio-mage-perl on Debian 9.

What is libbio-mage-perl

libbio-mage-perl is:

MAGE-TAB (MicroArray Gene Expression Tabular) format is a standard from the Microarray Gene Expression Data Society (MGED). This package contains Perl modules in the Bio::MAGE hierarchy to manipulate MIAME-compliant (Minimum Information About a Microarray Experiment) records of microarray (“DNA chips”) experiments.

The Bio::MAGE module contains the following Bio::MAGE classes:

  • NameValueType
  • Extendable
  • Identifiable
  • Describable

There are three methods to install libbio-mage-perl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbio-mage-perl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbio-mage-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbio-mage-perl

Install libbio-mage-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbio-mage-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbio-mage-perl

Install libbio-mage-perl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libbio-mage-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbio-mage-perl

How To Uninstall libbio-mage-perl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libbio-mage-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbio-mage-perl

Uninstall libbio-mage-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbio-mage-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbio-mage-perl

Remove libbio-mage-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libbio-mage-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbio-mage-perl

Remove libbio-mage-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbio-mage-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbio-mage-perl

Dependencies

libbio-mage-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbio-mage-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.