How To Install libace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libace-perl
libace-perl is:
AcePerl is an object-oriented Perl interface for the AceDB database. It provides functionality for connecting to remote AceDB databases, performing queries, fetching ACE objects, and updating databases. The programmer’s API is compatible with the JADE Java API, and interoperable with the API used by BoulderIO.
AceDB is a genome database system developed since 1989 primarily by Jean Thierry-Mieg (CNRS, Montpellier) and Richard Durbin (Sanger Institute). It was originally developed for the C.elegans genome project , from which its name was derived (A C. elegans DataBase).
There are three methods to install libace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libace-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libace-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libace-perl
Install libace-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libace-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libace-perl
Install libace-perl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libace-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libace-perl
How To Uninstall libace-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libace-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libace-perl
Uninstall libace-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libace-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libace-perl
Remove libace-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libace-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libace-perl
Remove libace-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libace-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libace-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libace-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
