How To Install libpwiz-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwiz-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libpwiz-doc is set of programs to perform proteomics data analyses (doc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwiz-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpwiz-doc

libpwiz-doc is:

The libpwiz library from the ProteoWizard project provides a modular and extensible set of open-source, cross-platform tools and libraries. The tools perform proteomics data analyses; the libraries enable rapid tool creation by providing a robust, pluggable development framework that simplifies and unifies data file access, and performs standard chemistry and LCMS dataset computations.

The primary goal of ProteoWizard is to eliminate the existing barriers to proteomic software development so that researchers can focus on the development of new analytic approaches, rather than having to dedicate significant resources to mundane (if important) tasks, like reading data files.

This package ships the documentation to the proteowizard software along with example programs (source code and binaries).

There are three methods to install libpwiz-doc 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 libpwiz-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpwiz-doc

Install libpwiz-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpwiz-doc

Install libpwiz-doc 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 libpwiz-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpwiz-doc

How To Uninstall libpwiz-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpwiz-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpwiz-doc

Uninstall libpwiz-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpwiz-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpwiz-doc

Remove libpwiz-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libpwiz-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpwiz-doc

Remove libpwiz-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpwiz-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwiz-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.