How To Install jmodeltest on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jmodeltest on Debian 10.
What is jmodeltest
jmodeltest is:
jModelTest is a tool to carry out statistical selection of best-fit models of nucleotide substitution. It implements five different model selection strategies: hierarchical and dynamical likelihood ratio tests (hLRT and dLRT), Akaike and Bayesian information criteria (AIC and BIC), and a decision theory method (DT). It also provides estimates of model selection uncertainty, parameter importances and model-averaged parameter estimates, including model-averaged tree topologies. jModelTest 2 includes High Performance Computing (HPC) capabilities and additional features like new strategies for tree optimization, model- averaged phylogenetic trees (both topology and branch length), heuristic filtering and automatic logging of user activity.
There are three methods to install jmodeltest 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 jmodeltest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jmodeltest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jmodeltest
Install jmodeltest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jmodeltest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jmodeltest
Install jmodeltest 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 jmodeltest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jmodeltest
How To Uninstall jmodeltest on Debian 10
To uninstall only the jmodeltest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jmodeltest
Uninstall jmodeltest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jmodeltest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmodeltest
Remove jmodeltest Configurations and Data
To remove jmodeltest configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jmodeltest
Remove jmodeltest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jmodeltest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jmodeltest
Dependencies
jmodeltest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jmodeltest package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.