How To Install libjebl2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjebl2-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libjebl2-java is Java Evolutionary Biology Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjebl2-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjebl2-java

libjebl2-java is:

A Java library for evolutionary biology and bioinformatics, including objects representing biomolecular sequences, multiple sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees.

This is a branch of the original JEBL on http://sourceforge.net/projects/jebl/ to develop a new API and class library.

There are three methods to install libjebl2-java on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjebl2-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjebl2-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjebl2-java

Install libjebl2-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjebl2-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjebl2-java

Install libjebl2-java 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 libjebl2-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjebl2-java

How To Uninstall libjebl2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjebl2-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjebl2-java

Uninstall libjebl2-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjebl2-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjebl2-java

Remove libjebl2-java Configurations and Data

To remove libjebl2-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjebl2-java

Remove libjebl2-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjebl2-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjebl2-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjebl2-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.