How To Install jalview on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install jalview on Debian 11. jalview is multiple alignment editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jalview on Debian 11.

What is jalview

jalview is:

JalView is a Java DNA, RNA and protein sequence alignment editor that can work with sequence alignments produced by programs implementing alignment algorithms such as clustalw, kalign and t-coffee.

It has lots of features, is actively developed, and will compare advantageously to BioEdit, while being free as in free speech!

There are three methods to install jalview on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install jalview Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jalview

Install jalview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jalview

Install jalview 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 jalview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jalview

How To Uninstall jalview on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove jalview

Uninstall jalview And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jalview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jalview

Remove jalview Configurations and Data

To remove jalview configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jalview

Remove jalview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jalview

Dependencies

jalview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jalview package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.