How To Install libqes0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqes0 on Debian 9. libqes0 is DNA sequence parsing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqes0 on Debian 9.

What is libqes0

libqes0 is:

A small C library, with a bioinformatic focus. Optimised for speed and a clean API. Handles sequence parsing and miscellaneous manipulation of DNA sequences.

This package is the shared library which programs using libqes should link to. Developers will want libqes-dev installed to use libqes in developing their applications.

There are three methods to install libqes0 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 libqes0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqes0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqes0

Install libqes0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqes0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqes0

Install libqes0 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 libqes0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqes0

How To Uninstall libqes0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqes0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqes0

Uninstall libqes0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqes0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqes0

Remove libqes0 Configurations and Data

To remove libqes0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqes0

Remove libqes0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqes0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqes0

Dependencies

libqes0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqes0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.