How To Install librostlab3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librostlab3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librostlab3-dev
librostlab3-dev is:
This library was developed by the Rost Lab. The lab’s research is driven by a conviction that protein and DNA sequences encode a significant core of information about the ultimate structure and function of genetic material and its gene products.
The library provides the following facilities:
- current working directory resource
- exception with stack backtrace
- file lock resource
- passwd and group structures for C++
- effective uid and gid resource
- rostlab::bio::seq class with stream input operator for FASTA format
- umask resource
This package contains files necessary for developing applications with librostlab.
There are three methods to install librostlab3-dev 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 librostlab3-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librostlab3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librostlab3-dev
Install librostlab3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librostlab3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librostlab3-dev
Install librostlab3-dev 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 librostlab3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librostlab3-dev
How To Uninstall librostlab3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librostlab3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librostlab3-dev
Uninstall librostlab3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librostlab3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librostlab3-dev
Remove librostlab3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librostlab3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librostlab3-dev
Remove librostlab3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librostlab3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librostlab3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librostlab3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
