How To Install libgff-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgff-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgff-dev
libgff-dev is:
This is a simple “libraryfication” of the GFF/GTF parsing code that is used in the Cufflinks codebase. There are not many (any?) relatively lightweight GTF/GFF parsers exposing a C++ interface, and the goal of this library is to provide this functionality without the necessity of drawing in a heavy-weight dependency like SeqAn.
There are three methods to install libgff-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 libgff-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 libgff-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgff-dev
Install libgff-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgff-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgff-dev
Install libgff-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 libgff-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgff-dev
How To Uninstall libgff-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgff-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgff-dev
Uninstall libgff-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgff-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgff-dev
Remove libgff-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgff-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgff-dev
Remove libgff-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgff-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgff-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgff-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
