How To Install libbpp-raa4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-raa4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libbpp-raa4 is Bio++ Remote Acnuc Access library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-raa4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libbpp-raa4

libbpp-raa4 is:

This library contains utilitary and classes to query public databases (GenBank, EMBL, SwissProt, etc) using acnuc. It is part of the Bio++ project.

This package contains the dynamic library.

There are three methods to install libbpp-raa4 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-raa4 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-raa4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbpp-raa4

Install libbpp-raa4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbpp-raa4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbpp-raa4

Install libbpp-raa4 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-raa4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbpp-raa4

How To Uninstall libbpp-raa4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libbpp-raa4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbpp-raa4

Uninstall libbpp-raa4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbpp-raa4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbpp-raa4

Remove libbpp-raa4 Configurations and Data

To remove libbpp-raa4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbpp-raa4

Remove libbpp-raa4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbpp-raa4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbpp-raa4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbpp-raa4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.