How To Install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libbpp-phyl-omics-dev is Bio++ Phylogenetics library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

libbpp-phyl-omics-dev is:

Bio++ is a set of C++ libraries for Bioinformatics, including sequence analysis, phylogenetics, molecular evolution and population genetics. Bio++ is Object Oriented and is designed to be both easy to use and computer efficient. Bio++ intends to help programmers to write computer expensive programs, by providing them a set of re-usable tools.

This package contains the static library and the header files of the Bio++ classes dedicated to genomic phylogeny.

There are three methods to install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev 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 libbpp-phyl-omics-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 libbpp-phyl-omics-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

Install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

Install libbpp-phyl-omics-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

How To Uninstall libbpp-phyl-omics-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbpp-phyl-omics-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

Uninstall libbpp-phyl-omics-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbpp-phyl-omics-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

Remove libbpp-phyl-omics-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbpp-phyl-omics-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

Remove libbpp-phyl-omics-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbpp-phyl-omics-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpp-phyl-omics-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-phyl-omics-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.