How To Install libgkarrays-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgkarrays-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgkarrays-dev
libgkarrays-dev is:
Gk-arrays are provided as a simple-to-use C++ library dedicated to queries on large collection of sequences as produced by high-throughput sequencers (e.g. HiSeq 2000 from Illumina, 454 from Roche).
Gk-arrays index k-mers of reads and allows one to answer different queries on that read collection (e.g. how many reads share this k-mer? where does this k-mer occur in the read collection?).
Gk-arrays consist of a space-efficient alternative to hash tables while being similar in terms of query times.
This is the development library for libgkarrays.
There are three methods to install libgkarrays-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 libgkarrays-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 libgkarrays-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgkarrays-dev
Install libgkarrays-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgkarrays-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgkarrays-dev
Install libgkarrays-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 libgkarrays-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgkarrays-dev
How To Uninstall libgkarrays-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgkarrays-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgkarrays-dev
Uninstall libgkarrays-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgkarrays-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgkarrays-dev
Remove libgkarrays-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgkarrays-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgkarrays-dev
Remove libgkarrays-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgkarrays-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgkarrays-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgkarrays-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
