How To Install libmash-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmash-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmash-dev
libmash-dev is:
This package contains C++ development headers and a static library to build custom programs utilizing Mash, a MinHash based genome distance estimator.
There are three methods to install libmash-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 libmash-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 libmash-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmash-dev
Install libmash-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmash-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmash-dev
Install libmash-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 libmash-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmash-dev
How To Uninstall libmash-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmash-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmash-dev
Uninstall libmash-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmash-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmash-dev
Remove libmash-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmash-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmash-dev
Remove libmash-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmash-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmash-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmash-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
