How To Install python-biom-format on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-biom-format on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-biom-format is Biological Observation Matrix (BIOM) format (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-biom-format on Debian 10.

What is python-biom-format

python-biom-format is:

The BIOM file format (canonically pronounced biome) is designed to be a general-use format for representing biological sample by observation contingency tables. BIOM is a recognized standard for the Earth Microbiome Project and is a Genomics Standards Consortium candidate project.

The BIOM format is designed for general use in broad areas of comparative -omics. For example, in marker-gene surveys, the primary use of this format is to represent OTU tables: the observations in this case are OTUs and the matrix contains counts corresponding to the number of times each OTU is observed in each sample. With respect to metagenome data, this format would be used to represent metagenome tables: the observations in this case might correspond to SEED subsystems, and the matrix would contain counts corresponding to the number of times each subsystem is observed in each metagenome. Similarly, with respect to genome data, this format may be used to represent a set of genomes: the observations in this case again might correspond to SEED subsystems, and the counts would correspond to the number of times each subsystem is observed in each genome.

This package provides the BIOM format library for the Python 2 interpreter.

There are three methods to install python-biom-format 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 python-biom-format Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-biom-format

Install python-biom-format Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-biom-format using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-biom-format

Install python-biom-format 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 python-biom-format using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-biom-format

How To Uninstall python-biom-format on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-biom-format package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-biom-format

Uninstall python-biom-format And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-biom-format

Remove python-biom-format Configurations and Data

To remove python-biom-format configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-biom-format

Remove python-biom-format configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-biom-format configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-biom-format

Dependencies

python-biom-format have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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