How To Install libzerg-perl on Debian 10

Learn how to install libzerg-perl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libzerg-perl is fast perl module for parsing the output of NCBI BLAST programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzerg-perl on Debian 10.

What is libzerg-perl

libzerg-perl is:

The Zerg library contains a C/flex lexical scanner for BLAST reports and a set of supporting functions. It is centered on a “get_token” function that scans the input for specified lexical elements and, when one is found, returns its code and value to the user.

It is intended to be fast: for that the authors used flex, which provides simple regular expression matching and input buffering in the generated C scanner. And it is intended to be simple in the sense of providing just a lexical scanner, with no features whose support could slow down its main function.

There are three methods to install libzerg-perl 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 libzerg-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzerg-perl

Install libzerg-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzerg-perl

Install libzerg-perl 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 libzerg-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzerg-perl

How To Uninstall libzerg-perl on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libzerg-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzerg-perl

Uninstall libzerg-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzerg-perl

Remove libzerg-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libzerg-perl

Remove libzerg-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzerg-perl

Dependencies

libzerg-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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