How To Install examl on Debian 10

Learn how to install examl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. examl is Exascale Maximum Likelihood (ExaML) code for phylogenetic inference

Introduction

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

What is examl

examl is:

Exascale Maximum Likelihood (ExaML) is a code for phylogenetic inference using MPI. This code implements the popular RAxML search algorithm for maximum likelihood based inference of phylogenetic trees.

ExaML is a strapped-down light-weight version of RAxML for phylogenetic inference on huge datasets. It can only execute some very basic functions and is intended for computer-savvy users that can write little perl-scripts and have experience using queue submission scripts for clusters. ExaML only implements the CAT and GAMMA models of rate heterogeneity for binary, DNA, and protein data.

ExaML uses a radically new MPI parallelization approach that yields improved parallel efficiency, in particular on partitioned multi-gene or whole-genome datasets. It also implements a new load balancing algorithm that yields better parallel efficiency.

It is up to 4 times faster than its predecessor RAxML-Light and scales to a larger number of processors.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install examl

Install examl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install examl

Install examl 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 examl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install examl

How To Uninstall examl on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove examl

Uninstall examl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove examl

Remove examl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge examl

Remove examl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge examl

Dependencies

examl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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