How To Install ncbi-tools-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-tools-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ncbi-tools-x11
ncbi-tools-x11 is:
This package includes some X-based utilities distributed with the NCBI C SDK: Cn3D, Network Entrez, Sequin, ddv, and udv. These programs are not part of ncbi-tools-bin because they depend on several additional library packages.
There are three methods to install ncbi-tools-x11 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 ncbi-tools-x11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ncbi-tools-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ncbi-tools-x11
Install ncbi-tools-x11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ncbi-tools-x11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ncbi-tools-x11
Install ncbi-tools-x11 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 ncbi-tools-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ncbi-tools-x11
How To Uninstall ncbi-tools-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ncbi-tools-x11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ncbi-tools-x11
Uninstall ncbi-tools-x11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ncbi-tools-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncbi-tools-x11
Remove ncbi-tools-x11 Configurations and Data
To remove ncbi-tools-x11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ncbi-tools-x11
Remove ncbi-tools-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ncbi-tools-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncbi-tools-x11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncbi-tools-x11 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
