How To Install libpal-java on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpal-java on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpal-java is Phylogenetic Analysis Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpal-java on Debian 10.

What is libpal-java

libpal-java is:

The PAL project is a collaborative effort to provide a high quality Java library for use in molecular evolution and phylogenetics. At present PAL consists of approximately 200 public classes/interfaces in 16 packages Please refer to the API documentation for a detailed description of all classes and methods available, and to the release history for an overview of the development history of PAL.

There are three methods to install libpal-java on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpal-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpal-java

Install libpal-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpal-java

Install libpal-java 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 libpal-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpal-java

How To Uninstall libpal-java on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpal-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpal-java

Uninstall libpal-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpal-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpal-java

Remove libpal-java Configurations and Data

To remove libpal-java configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpal-java

Remove libpal-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpal-java

Dependencies

libpal-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpal-java package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.