How To Install libbpp-phyl9v5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-phyl9v5 on Debian 9. libbpp-phyl9v5 is Bio++ Phylogenetic library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-phyl9v5 on Debian 9.

What is libbpp-phyl9v5

libbpp-phyl9v5 is:

Bio++ is a set of C++ libraries for Bioinformatics, including sequence analysis, phylogenetics, molecular evolution and population genetics. Bio++ is Object Oriented and is designed to be both easy to use and computer efficient. Bio++ intends to help programmers to write computer expensive programs, by providing them a set of re-usable tools.

This package contains the Bio++ classes for phylogenetics.

There are three methods to install libbpp-phyl9v5 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 libbpp-phyl9v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-phyl9v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbpp-phyl9v5

Install libbpp-phyl9v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-phyl9v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbpp-phyl9v5

Install libbpp-phyl9v5 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 libbpp-phyl9v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbpp-phyl9v5

How To Uninstall libbpp-phyl9v5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libbpp-phyl9v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbpp-phyl9v5

Uninstall libbpp-phyl9v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbpp-phyl9v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpp-phyl9v5

Remove libbpp-phyl9v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libbpp-phyl9v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbpp-phyl9v5

Remove libbpp-phyl9v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbpp-phyl9v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpp-phyl9v5

Dependencies

libbpp-phyl9v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-phyl9v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.