How To Install libclustalo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclustalo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libclustalo-dev is library to embed Clustal Omega

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclustalo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libclustalo-dev

libclustalo-dev is:

This package contains headers and libraries to include Clustal Omega in a program. It provides clustal usage with an API.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libclustalo-dev

Install libclustalo-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libclustalo-dev

Install libclustalo-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 libclustalo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclustalo-dev

How To Uninstall libclustalo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libclustalo-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclustalo-dev

Uninstall libclustalo-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclustalo-dev

Remove libclustalo-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libclustalo-dev

Remove libclustalo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclustalo-dev

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Summary

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