How To Install libsquizz-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsquizz-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsquizz-dev
libsquizz-dev is:
Squizz is a sequence/alignment format checker, but it has some conversion capabilities too. Most common sequence and alignment formats are supported :
- EMBL, FASTA, GCG, GDE, GENBANK, IG, NBRF, PIR (codata), RAW, and SWISSPROT.
- CLUSTAL, FASTA, MEGA, MSF, NEXUS, PHYLIP (interleaved and sequential) and STOCKHOLM.
This package provides the required static libs and header files of squizz
There are three methods to install libsquizz-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 libsquizz-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 libsquizz-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsquizz-dev
Install libsquizz-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsquizz-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsquizz-dev
Install libsquizz-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 libsquizz-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsquizz-dev
How To Uninstall libsquizz-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsquizz-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsquizz-dev
Uninstall libsquizz-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsquizz-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsquizz-dev
Remove libsquizz-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsquizz-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsquizz-dev
Remove libsquizz-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsquizz-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsquizz-dev
Dependencies
libsquizz-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsquizz-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.