How To Install dawg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dawg on Debian 9.
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 9. 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.