How To Install libvcflib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvcflib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvcflib-dev
libvcflib-dev is:
The Variant Call Format (VCF) is a flat-file, tab-delimited textual format intended to concisely describe reference-indexed variations between individuals. VCF provides a common interchange format for the description of variation in individuals and populations of samples, and has become the defacto standard reporting format for a wide array of genomic variant detectors.
vcflib provides methods to manipulate and interpret sequence variation as it can be described by VCF. It is both:
- an API for parsing and operating on records of genomic variation as it can be described by the VCF format,
- and a collection of command-line utilities for executing complex manipulations on VCF files.
This package contains the static library and the header files.
There are three methods to install libvcflib-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 libvcflib-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 libvcflib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvcflib-dev
Install libvcflib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvcflib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvcflib-dev
Install libvcflib-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 libvcflib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvcflib-dev
How To Uninstall libvcflib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvcflib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvcflib-dev
Uninstall libvcflib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvcflib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvcflib-dev
Remove libvcflib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvcflib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvcflib-dev
Remove libvcflib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvcflib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvcflib-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvcflib-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
