How To Install nast-ier on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nast-ier on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nast-ier
nast-ier is:
The NAST-iEr alignment utility aligns a single raw nucleotide sequence against one or more NAST formatted sequences.
The alignment algorithm involves global dynamic programming profile alignment to fixed (NAST-formatted) multiply aligned template sequences without any end-gap penalty.
NAST-iEr is part of the microbiomeutil suite.
There are three methods to install nast-ier 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 nast-ier Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nast-ier using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nast-ier
Install nast-ier Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nast-ier using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nast-ier
Install nast-ier 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 nast-ier using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nast-ier
How To Uninstall nast-ier on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nast-ier package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nast-ier
Uninstall nast-ier And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nast-ier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nast-ier
Remove nast-ier Configurations and Data
To remove nast-ier configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nast-ier
Remove nast-ier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nast-ier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nast-ier
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nast-ier package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
