How To Install libmsnumpress-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsnumpress-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmsnumpress-dev
libmsnumpress-dev is:
Implementations of two compression schemes for numeric data from mass spectrometers.
The library provides implementations of 3 different algorithms, 1 designed to compress first order smooth data like retention time or M/Z arrays, and 2 for compressing non smooth data with lower requirements on precision like ion count arrays.
This package ships the library development files.
There are three methods to install libmsnumpress-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 libmsnumpress-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 libmsnumpress-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmsnumpress-dev
Install libmsnumpress-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmsnumpress-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmsnumpress-dev
Install libmsnumpress-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 libmsnumpress-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmsnumpress-dev
How To Uninstall libmsnumpress-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmsnumpress-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmsnumpress-dev
Uninstall libmsnumpress-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmsnumpress-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmsnumpress-dev
Remove libmsnumpress-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmsnumpress-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmsnumpress-dev
Remove libmsnumpress-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmsnumpress-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmsnumpress-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsnumpress-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
