How To Install libjloda-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjloda-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libjloda-java is Java library of data structures and algorithms for bioinformatics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjloda-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjloda-java

libjloda-java is:

The jloda Java library provides some basic data structures and algorithms used by bioinformatics applications like SplitsTree, Dendroscope and MEGAN.

There are three methods to install libjloda-java 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 libjloda-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjloda-java

Install libjloda-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjloda-java

Install libjloda-java 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 libjloda-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjloda-java

How To Uninstall libjloda-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjloda-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjloda-java

Uninstall libjloda-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjloda-java

Remove libjloda-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjloda-java

Remove libjloda-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjloda-java

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Summary

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