How To Install msxpertsuite-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is msxpertsuite-data
msxpertsuite-data is:
msXpertSuite is a collection of programs to simulate and analyse mass spectrometric data obtained on linear (bio-)polymers. It is the successor of GNU polyXmass, first, and of massXpert, second.
This package contains the architecture-independent data required for the proper functioning of msxpertsuite. For example, polymer chemistry definition files are in this package, for use with the massxpert program.
There are three methods to install msxpertsuite-data 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 msxpertsuite-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install msxpertsuite-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install msxpertsuite-data
Install msxpertsuite-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install msxpertsuite-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install msxpertsuite-data
Install msxpertsuite-data 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 msxpertsuite-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install msxpertsuite-data
How To Uninstall msxpertsuite-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the msxpertsuite-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove msxpertsuite-data
Uninstall msxpertsuite-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall msxpertsuite-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove msxpertsuite-data
Remove msxpertsuite-data Configurations and Data
To remove msxpertsuite-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge msxpertsuite-data
Remove msxpertsuite-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove msxpertsuite-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msxpertsuite-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
