How To Install dawg on Debian 10

Learn how to install dawg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. dawg is simulate the evolution of recombinant DNA sequences

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dawg on Debian 10.

What is dawg

dawg is:

DNA Assembly with Gaps (Dawg) is an application designed to simulate the evolution of recombinant DNA sequences in continuous time based on the robust general time reversible model with gamma and invariant rate heterogeneity and a novel length-dependent model of gap formation. The application accepts phylogenies in Newick format and can return the sequence of any node, allowing for the exact evolutionary history to be recorded at the discretion of users. Dawg records the gap history of every lineage to produce the true alignment in the output. Many options are available to allow users to customize their simulations and results.

There are three methods to install dawg 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 dawg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dawg

Install dawg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dawg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dawg

Install dawg 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 dawg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dawg

How To Uninstall dawg on Debian 10

To uninstall only the dawg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dawg

Uninstall dawg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dawg

Remove dawg Configurations and Data

To remove dawg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dawg

Remove dawg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dawg

Dependencies

dawg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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