How To Install parsnp on Debian 12

Learn how to install parsnp on Debian 12 with this tutorial. parsnp is rapid core genome multi-alignment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install parsnp on Debian 12.

What is parsnp

parsnp is:

Parsnp was designed to align the core genome of hundreds to thousands of bacterial genomes within a few minutes to few hours. Input can be both draft assemblies and finished genomes, and output includes variant (SNP) calls, core genome phylogeny and multi-alignments. Parsnp leverages contextual information provided by multi-alignments surrounding SNP sites for filtration/cleaning, in addition to existing tools for recombination detection/filtration and phylogenetic reconstruction.

There are three methods to install parsnp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install parsnp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install parsnp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install parsnp

Install parsnp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install parsnp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install parsnp

Install parsnp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install parsnp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install parsnp

How To Uninstall parsnp on Debian 12

To uninstall only the parsnp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove parsnp

Uninstall parsnp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall parsnp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove parsnp

Remove parsnp Configurations and Data

To remove parsnp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge parsnp

Remove parsnp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove parsnp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge parsnp

Dependencies

parsnp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install parsnp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.