How To Install libbiojava4.0-java on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiojava4.0-java on Debian 11. libbiojava4.0-java is Java API to biological data and applications (version 4)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiojava4.0-java on Debian 11.

What is libbiojava4.0-java

libbiojava4.0-java is:

This package presents the Open Source Java API to biological databases and a series of mostly sequence-based algorithms.

BioJava is an open-source project dedicated to providing a Java framework for processing biological data. It includes objects for manipulating sequences, file parsers, server support, access to BioSQL and Ensembl databases, and powerful analysis and statistical routines including a dynamic programming toolkit.

There are three methods to install libbiojava4.0-java on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbiojava4.0-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbiojava4.0-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbiojava4.0-java

Install libbiojava4.0-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbiojava4.0-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbiojava4.0-java

Install libbiojava4.0-java 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 libbiojava4.0-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbiojava4.0-java

How To Uninstall libbiojava4.0-java on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libbiojava4.0-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbiojava4.0-java

Uninstall libbiojava4.0-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbiojava4.0-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbiojava4.0-java

Remove libbiojava4.0-java Configurations and Data

To remove libbiojava4.0-java configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbiojava4.0-java

Remove libbiojava4.0-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbiojava4.0-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbiojava4.0-java

Dependencies

libbiojava4.0-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiojava4.0-java package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.