How To Install libmstoolkit77 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit77 on Debian 9.
What is libmstoolkit77
libmstoolkit77 is:
The MSToolkit is a light-weight C++ library for reading, writing, and manipulating mass spectrometry data. The MSToolkit is easily linked to virtually any C++ algorithm for simple, fast file reading and analysis.
Supported File Formats:
- read-only mzML including internal compression (zlib and numpress) and external compression (.mzML.gz) read-only;
- read-only mzXML including internal compression (zlib) and external compression (.mzXML.gz)
- read/write mgf, ms1, ms2, bms1, bms2, cms1, cms2
Simple Interface:
- Open any file format from a single function call;
- Store any spectrum in a simple, comprehensive data structure;
- Sequential or random-access file reading.
This package ships these libraries:
- libmstoolkit;
- libmstoolkitlite;
There are three methods to install libmstoolkit77 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 libmstoolkit77 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit77 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmstoolkit77
Install libmstoolkit77 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit77 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmstoolkit77
Install libmstoolkit77 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 libmstoolkit77 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmstoolkit77
How To Uninstall libmstoolkit77 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmstoolkit77 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmstoolkit77
Uninstall libmstoolkit77 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmstoolkit77 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmstoolkit77
Remove libmstoolkit77 Configurations and Data
To remove libmstoolkit77 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmstoolkit77
Remove libmstoolkit77 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmstoolkit77 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmstoolkit77
Dependencies
libmstoolkit77 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit77 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
