How To Install libmeryl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmeryl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmeryl-dev
libmeryl-dev is:
meryl computes the kmer content of genomic sequences. Kmer content is represented as a list of kmers and the number of times each occurs in the input sequences. The kmer can be restricted to only the forward kmer, only the reverse kmer, or the canonical kmer (lexicographically smaller of the forward and reverse kmer at each location). Meryl can report the histogram of counts, the list of kmers and their counts, or can perform mathematical and set operations on the processed data files.
This package contains the static libraries and header files.
There are three methods to install libmeryl-dev 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 libmeryl-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 libmeryl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmeryl-dev
Install libmeryl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmeryl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmeryl-dev
Install libmeryl-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmeryl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmeryl-dev
How To Uninstall libmeryl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmeryl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmeryl-dev
Uninstall libmeryl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmeryl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmeryl-dev
Remove libmeryl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmeryl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmeryl-dev
Remove libmeryl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmeryl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmeryl-dev
Dependencies
libmeryl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmeryl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.