How To Install libssw0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssw0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libssw0
libssw0 is:
SSW is a fast implementation of the Smith-Waterman algorithm, which uses the Single-Instruction Multiple-Data (SIMD) instructions to parallelize the algorithm at the instruction level. SSW library provides an API that can be flexibly used by programs written in C, C++ and other languages. The library can do protein and genome alignment directly. Current version of this implementation is ~50 times faster than an ordinary Smith-Waterman. It can return the Smith-Waterman score, alignment location and traceback path (cigar) of the optimal alignment accurately; and return the sub-optimal alignment score and location heuristically.
There are three methods to install libssw0 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 libssw0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libssw0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libssw0
Install libssw0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libssw0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libssw0
Install libssw0 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 libssw0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libssw0
How To Uninstall libssw0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libssw0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libssw0
Uninstall libssw0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libssw0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssw0
Remove libssw0 Configurations and Data
To remove libssw0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libssw0
Remove libssw0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libssw0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssw0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssw0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
