How To Install librelion-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librelion-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librelion-dev-common
librelion-dev-common is:
RELION (for REgularised LIkelihood OptimisatioN) is a stand-alone computer program for Maximum A Posteriori refinement of (multiple) 3D reconstructions or 2D class averages in cryo-electron microscopy.
RELION provides a GUI, several command-line tools in parallel (MPI) and serial versions as well as a C++ API.
This is the developers API package including only the common header files.
There are three methods to install librelion-dev-common 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 librelion-dev-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librelion-dev-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librelion-dev-common
Install librelion-dev-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librelion-dev-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librelion-dev-common
Install librelion-dev-common 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 librelion-dev-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librelion-dev-common
How To Uninstall librelion-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librelion-dev-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librelion-dev-common
Uninstall librelion-dev-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librelion-dev-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librelion-dev-common
Remove librelion-dev-common Configurations and Data
To remove librelion-dev-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librelion-dev-common
Remove librelion-dev-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librelion-dev-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librelion-dev-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librelion-dev-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
