How To Install med-bio on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-bio on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is med-bio
med-bio is:
This metapackage will install Debian packages for use in molecular biology, structural biology and other biological sciences.
There are three methods to install med-bio 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 med-bio Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install med-bio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install med-bio
Install med-bio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install med-bio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install med-bio
Install med-bio 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 med-bio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install med-bio
How To Uninstall med-bio on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the med-bio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove med-bio
Uninstall med-bio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall med-bio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-bio
Remove med-bio Configurations and Data
To remove med-bio configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge med-bio
Remove med-bio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove med-bio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-bio
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-bio package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
