How To Install libisospec++1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libisospec++1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libisospec++1 is Isotopic fine structure calculator (C++ runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libisospec++1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libisospec++1

libisospec++1 is:

IsoSpec implements an algorithm for fast computation of isotopologues of chemical substances that can alternate between joint probability and peak height threshold.

This package ships the runtime shared library.

There are three methods to install libisospec++1 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libisospec++1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libisospec++1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libisospec++1

Install libisospec++1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libisospec++1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libisospec++1

Install libisospec++1 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libisospec++1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libisospec++1

How To Uninstall libisospec++1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libisospec++1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libisospec++1

Uninstall libisospec++1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libisospec++1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libisospec++1

Remove libisospec++1 Configurations and Data

To remove libisospec++1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libisospec++1

Remove libisospec++1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libisospec++1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libisospec++1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libisospec++1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.