How To Install graphlan on Debian 10

Learn how to install graphlan on Debian 10 with this tutorial. graphlan is circular representations of taxonomic and phylogenetic trees

Introduction

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

What is graphlan

graphlan is:

GraPhlAn is a software tool for producing high-quality circular representations of taxonomic and phylogenetic trees. It focuses on concise, integrative, informative, and publication-ready representations of phylogenetically- and taxonomically-driven investigation.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install graphlan

Install graphlan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install graphlan

Install graphlan 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 graphlan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install graphlan

How To Uninstall graphlan on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove graphlan

Uninstall graphlan And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove graphlan

Remove graphlan Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge graphlan

Remove graphlan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge graphlan

Dependencies

graphlan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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