How To Install libmuscle-3.7-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuscle-3.7-1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmuscle-3.7-1 is multiple alignment library for protein sequences

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuscle-3.7-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmuscle-3.7-1

libmuscle-3.7-1 is:

MUSCLE is a multiple alignment program for protein sequences. MUSCLE stands for multiple sequence comparison by log-expectation. In the authors tests, MUSCLE achieved the highest scores of all tested programs on several alignment accuracy benchmarks, and is also one of the fastest programs out there.

This library was derived from the original MUSCLE and turned into a library.

This package contains the dynamic library.

There are three methods to install libmuscle-3.7-1 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 libmuscle-3.7-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmuscle-3.7-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmuscle-3.7-1

Install libmuscle-3.7-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmuscle-3.7-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmuscle-3.7-1

Install libmuscle-3.7-1 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 libmuscle-3.7-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmuscle-3.7-1

How To Uninstall libmuscle-3.7-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmuscle-3.7-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmuscle-3.7-1

Uninstall libmuscle-3.7-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmuscle-3.7-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmuscle-3.7-1

Remove libmuscle-3.7-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmuscle-3.7-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmuscle-3.7-1

Remove libmuscle-3.7-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmuscle-3.7-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmuscle-3.7-1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuscle-3.7-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.