How To Install libzerg0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzerg0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzerg0-dev
libzerg0-dev 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 header files and documentation needed to develop applications with libzerg.
There are three methods to install libzerg0-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 libzerg0-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 libzerg0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzerg0-dev
Install libzerg0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzerg0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzerg0-dev
Install libzerg0-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 libzerg0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzerg0-dev
How To Uninstall libzerg0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzerg0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzerg0-dev
Uninstall libzerg0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzerg0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzerg0-dev
Remove libzerg0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzerg0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzerg0-dev
Remove libzerg0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzerg0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzerg0-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzerg0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
