How To Install libzerg0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libzerg0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libzerg0 is C library for lexically scanning the output of NCBI BLAST programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzerg0 on Debian 12.

What is libzerg0

libzerg0 is:

Zerg is a C library for lexing - lexically scanning - the output of NCBI BLAST programs.

Based on a GNU Flex-generated lexical scanner, it runs extremely fast, being especially useful for processing large volumes of data. Benchmark tests show that Zerg is over two orders of magnitude faster than some widely used BLAST parsers.

If you need a parser and not only a lexer, check out librostlab-blast.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libzerg0 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 libzerg0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzerg0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzerg0

Install libzerg0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzerg0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzerg0

Install libzerg0 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 libzerg0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzerg0

How To Uninstall libzerg0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libzerg0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzerg0

Uninstall libzerg0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzerg0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzerg0

Remove libzerg0 Configurations and Data

To remove libzerg0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzerg0

Remove libzerg0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzerg0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzerg0

Dependencies

libzerg0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzerg0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.