How To Install ncbi-tools-x11 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-tools-x11 on Debian 9. ncbi-tools-x11 is NCBI libraries for biology applications (X-based utilities)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-tools-x11 on Debian 9.

What is ncbi-tools-x11

ncbi-tools-x11 is:

This package includes some X-based utilities distributed with the NCBI C SDK: Cn3D, Network Entrez, Sequin, ddv, and udv. These programs are not part of ncbi-tools-bin because they depend on several additional library packages.

There are three methods to install ncbi-tools-x11 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 ncbi-tools-x11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ncbi-tools-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ncbi-tools-x11

Install ncbi-tools-x11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ncbi-tools-x11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ncbi-tools-x11

Install ncbi-tools-x11 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 ncbi-tools-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ncbi-tools-x11

How To Uninstall ncbi-tools-x11 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ncbi-tools-x11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ncbi-tools-x11

Uninstall ncbi-tools-x11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ncbi-tools-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncbi-tools-x11

Remove ncbi-tools-x11 Configurations and Data

To remove ncbi-tools-x11 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ncbi-tools-x11

Remove ncbi-tools-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ncbi-tools-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncbi-tools-x11

Dependencies

ncbi-tools-x11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-tools-x11 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.