How To Install msxpertsuite-dev-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-dev-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. msxpertsuite-dev-doc is mass spectrometry software suite - developer doc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-dev-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is msxpertsuite-dev-doc

msxpertsuite-dev-doc 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 developer doxygen-based doc.

There are three methods to install msxpertsuite-dev-doc 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-dev-doc 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-dev-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install msxpertsuite-dev-doc

Install msxpertsuite-dev-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install msxpertsuite-dev-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install msxpertsuite-dev-doc

Install msxpertsuite-dev-doc 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-dev-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install msxpertsuite-dev-doc

How To Uninstall msxpertsuite-dev-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the msxpertsuite-dev-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove msxpertsuite-dev-doc

Uninstall msxpertsuite-dev-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall msxpertsuite-dev-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove msxpertsuite-dev-doc

Remove msxpertsuite-dev-doc Configurations and Data

To remove msxpertsuite-dev-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge msxpertsuite-dev-doc

Remove msxpertsuite-dev-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove msxpertsuite-dev-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msxpertsuite-dev-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install msxpertsuite-dev-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.