How To Install python3-biomaj3 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-biomaj3 on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-biomaj3 is BioMAJ workflow management library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-biomaj3 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-biomaj3

python3-biomaj3 is:

BioMAJ downloads remote data banks, checks their status and applies transformation workflows, with consistent state, to provide ready-to-use data for biologists and bioinformaticians. For example, it can transform original FASTA files into BLAST indexes. It is very flexible and its post-processing facilities can be extended very easily.

BioMAJ3 is a rewrite of BioMAJ v1.x, see online documentation for migration.

This package contains the library to manage the workflow update in BioMAJ3, it is managed via python3-biomaj3-daemon (for microservices remote operations) or biomaj3-cli (local or remote) packages

There are three methods to install python3-biomaj3 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 python3-biomaj3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-biomaj3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-biomaj3

Install python3-biomaj3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-biomaj3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-biomaj3

Install python3-biomaj3 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 python3-biomaj3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-biomaj3

How To Uninstall python3-biomaj3 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-biomaj3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-biomaj3

Uninstall python3-biomaj3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-biomaj3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-biomaj3

Remove python3-biomaj3 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-biomaj3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-biomaj3

Remove python3-biomaj3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-biomaj3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-biomaj3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-biomaj3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.