How To Install msxpertsuite-minexpert on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-minexpert on Ubuntu 22.04. msxpertsuite-minexpert is mass spectrometry software suite - mineXpert

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-minexpert on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is msxpertsuite-minexpert

msxpertsuite-minexpert is:

msXpertSuite provides programs to model linear (bio-) polymer chemistries, simulate mass spectral data, analyse and data-mine mass. It is the successor of GNU polyXmass, first, and then of massXpert.

This package ships the mineXpert program.

There are three methods to install msxpertsuite-minexpert on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install msxpertsuite-minexpert Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install msxpertsuite-minexpert

Install msxpertsuite-minexpert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install msxpertsuite-minexpert

Install msxpertsuite-minexpert 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 msxpertsuite-minexpert using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install msxpertsuite-minexpert

How To Uninstall msxpertsuite-minexpert on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the msxpertsuite-minexpert package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove msxpertsuite-minexpert

Uninstall msxpertsuite-minexpert And Its Dependencies

To uninstall msxpertsuite-minexpert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove msxpertsuite-minexpert

Remove msxpertsuite-minexpert Configurations and Data

To remove msxpertsuite-minexpert configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge msxpertsuite-minexpert

Remove msxpertsuite-minexpert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msxpertsuite-minexpert

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-minexpert package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.