How To Install libncbi-vdb2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libncbi-vdb2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libncbi-vdb2 is libraries for using data in the INSDC Sequence Read Archives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi-vdb2 on Debian 10.

What is libncbi-vdb2

libncbi-vdb2 is:

NGS is a new, domain-specific API for accessing reads, alignments and pileups produced from Next Generation Sequencing. The API itself is independent from any particular back-end implementation, and supports use of multiple back-ends simultaneously. It also provides a library for building new back-end “engines”. The engine for accessing SRA data is contained within the sister repository ncbi-vdb.

The API is currently expressed in C++, Java and Python languages. The design makes it possible to maintain a high degree of similarity between the code in one language and code in another - especially between C++ and Java.

There are three methods to install libncbi-vdb2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libncbi-vdb2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libncbi-vdb2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncbi-vdb2

Install libncbi-vdb2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncbi-vdb2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncbi-vdb2

Install libncbi-vdb2 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 libncbi-vdb2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncbi-vdb2

How To Uninstall libncbi-vdb2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libncbi-vdb2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncbi-vdb2

Uninstall libncbi-vdb2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncbi-vdb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncbi-vdb2

Remove libncbi-vdb2 Configurations and Data

To remove libncbi-vdb2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncbi-vdb2

Remove libncbi-vdb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncbi-vdb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncbi-vdb2

Dependencies

libncbi-vdb2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncbi-vdb2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.