How To Install libncl2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncl2 on Debian 12.
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 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 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
