How To Install libncl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libncl-dev
libncl-dev is:
The NEXUS Class Library is a C++ library for parsing NEXUS files.
The NEXUS file format is widely used in bioinformatics. Several popular phylogenetic programs such as Paup, MrBayes, Mesquite, and MacClade use this format.
This package contains the static library and header files of the NEXUS library.
There are three methods to install libncl-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 libncl-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 libncl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncl-dev
Install libncl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncl-dev
Install libncl-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 libncl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncl-dev
How To Uninstall libncl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libncl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncl-dev
Uninstall libncl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncl-dev
Remove libncl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libncl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncl-dev
Remove libncl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
