How To Install libncl2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncl2 on Debian 11. libncl2 is NEXUS Class Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncl2 on Debian 11.

What is libncl2

libncl2 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 dynamic NEXUS library.

There are three methods to install libncl2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libncl2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libncl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncl2

Install libncl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncl2

Install libncl2 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 libncl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncl2

How To Uninstall libncl2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libncl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncl2

Uninstall libncl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncl2

Remove libncl2 Configurations and Data

To remove libncl2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncl2

Remove libncl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncl2

Dependencies

libncl2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncl2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.