How To Install libmstoolkit-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmstoolkit-dev
libmstoolkit-dev is:
The MSToolkit is a light-weight C++ library for reading, writing, and manipulating mass spectrometry data. The MSToolkit is easily linked to virtually any C++ algorithm for simple, fast file reading and analysis.
Supported File Formats:
- read-only mzML including internal compression (zlib and numpress) and external compression (.mzML.gz) read-only;
- read-only mzXML including internal compression (zlib) and external compression (.mzXML.gz)
- read/write mgf, ms1, ms2, bms1, bms2, cms1, cms2
Simple Interface:
- Open any file format from a single function call;
- Store any spectrum in a simple, comprehensive data structure;
- Sequential or random-access file reading.
There are three methods to install libmstoolkit-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 libmstoolkit-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 libmstoolkit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmstoolkit-dev
Install libmstoolkit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmstoolkit-dev
Install libmstoolkit-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 libmstoolkit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmstoolkit-dev
How To Uninstall libmstoolkit-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmstoolkit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmstoolkit-dev
Uninstall libmstoolkit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmstoolkit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmstoolkit-dev
Remove libmstoolkit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmstoolkit-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmstoolkit-dev
Remove libmstoolkit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmstoolkit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmstoolkit-dev
Dependencies
libmstoolkit-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.