How To Install libngs-c++3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libngs-c++3 on Debian 12.
What is libngs-c++3
libngs-c++3 is:
NGS is a new, domain-specific API for accessing reads, alignments and pileups produced from Next Generation Sequencing. The API itself is independent from any particular back-end implementation, and supports use of multiple back-ends simultaneously. It also provides a library for building new back-end “engines”. The engine for accessing SRA data is contained within the sister repository ncbi-vdb.
The API is currently expressed in C++, Java and Python languages. The design makes it possible to maintain a high degree of similarity between the code in one language and code in another - especially between C++ and Java.
There are three methods to install libngs-c++3 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 libngs-c++3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libngs-c++3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libngs-c++3
Install libngs-c++3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libngs-c++3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libngs-c++3
Install libngs-c++3 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 libngs-c++3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libngs-c++3
How To Uninstall libngs-c++3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libngs-c++3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libngs-c++3
Uninstall libngs-c++3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libngs-c++3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libngs-c++3
Remove libngs-c++3 Configurations and Data
To remove libngs-c++3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libngs-c++3
Remove libngs-c++3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libngs-c++3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libngs-c++3
Dependencies
libngs-c++3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libngs-c++3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
