How To Install libspoa-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspoa-dev on Debian 12.
What is libspoa-dev
libspoa-dev is:
Spoa (SIMD POA) is a c++ implementation of the partial order alignment (POA) algorithm (as described in 10.1093/bioinformatics/18.3.452) which is used to generate consensus sequences (as described in 10.1093/bioinformatics/btg109). It supports three alignment modes: local (Smith-Waterman), global (Needleman-Wunsch) and semi-global alignment (overlap).
This package contains the static library and the header files.
There are three methods to install libspoa-dev 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 libspoa-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 libspoa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspoa-dev
Install libspoa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libspoa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspoa-dev
Install libspoa-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libspoa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspoa-dev
How To Uninstall libspoa-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libspoa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspoa-dev
Uninstall libspoa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspoa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspoa-dev
Remove libspoa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libspoa-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspoa-dev
Remove libspoa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspoa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspoa-dev
Dependencies
libspoa-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspoa-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
