How To Install libsrf-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsrf-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsrf-dev is C++ implementation of the SRF format for DNA sequence data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrf-dev on Debian 12.

What is libsrf-dev

libsrf-dev is:

SRF (sort for Sequence Read Format) is a generic format capable of storing data generated by any DNA sequencing technology. This library is an implementation of SRF and provides basic input-output functions.

There are three methods to install libsrf-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 libsrf-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 libsrf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsrf-dev

Install libsrf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsrf-dev

Install libsrf-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 libsrf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsrf-dev

How To Uninstall libsrf-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libsrf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsrf-dev

Uninstall libsrf-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsrf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrf-dev

Remove libsrf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsrf-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsrf-dev

Remove libsrf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrf-dev

Dependencies

libsrf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrf-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.