How To Install libbigwig-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigwig-dev on Debian 12.
What is libbigwig-dev
libbigwig-dev is:
This package provides the files needed to develop with the libBigWig C library for reading/parsing local and remote bigWig and bigBed files.
There are three methods to install libbigwig-dev 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 libbigwig-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbigwig-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbigwig-dev
Install libbigwig-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbigwig-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbigwig-dev
Install libbigwig-dev 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 libbigwig-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbigwig-dev
How To Uninstall libbigwig-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libbigwig-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbigwig-dev
Uninstall libbigwig-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbigwig-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbigwig-dev
Remove libbigwig-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbigwig-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbigwig-dev
Remove libbigwig-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbigwig-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbigwig-dev
Dependencies
libbigwig-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigwig-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
