How To Install libgclib3 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgclib3 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgclib3 is C++ library to handle biological short sequence data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgclib3 on Debian 12.

What is libgclib3

libgclib3 is:

This is an eclectic gathering of (mostly) C++ code which upstream used for some bioinformatics projects. The main idea is to provide lean code and efficient data structures, trying to avoid too many code dependencies of heavy libraries while minimizing production cycles (and this also implies a decent compile/build time – looking at you, bloated configure scripts and lengthy compile times of Boost code or other heavy C++ template code..).

This code was gathered even before the C++ STL had been fully adopted as a cross-platform “standard”. Since STL by itself is a bit heavier for most of the C++ needs, it is preferred to use simpler&leaner C++ classes or templates for basic strings, containers, basic algorithms etc.

There are three methods to install libgclib3 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 libgclib3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgclib3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgclib3

Install libgclib3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgclib3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgclib3

Install libgclib3 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 libgclib3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgclib3

How To Uninstall libgclib3 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgclib3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgclib3

Uninstall libgclib3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgclib3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgclib3

Remove libgclib3 Configurations and Data

To remove libgclib3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgclib3

Remove libgclib3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgclib3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgclib3

Dependencies

libgclib3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgclib3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.