How To Install lefse on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lefse on Debian 12.
What is lefse
lefse is:
LEfSe (Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size) determines the features (organisms, clades, operational taxonomic units, genes, or functions) most likely to explain differences between classes by coupling standard tests for statistical significance with additional tests encoding biological consistency and effect relevance.
There are three methods to install lefse on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lefse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lefse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lefse
Install lefse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lefse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lefse
Install lefse 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 lefse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lefse
How To Uninstall lefse on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lefse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lefse
Uninstall lefse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lefse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lefse
Remove lefse Configurations and Data
To remove lefse configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lefse
Remove lefse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lefse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lefse
Dependencies
lefse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lefse package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.