How To Install proftmb on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install proftmb on Ubuntu 18.04. proftmb is per-residue prediction of bacterial transmembrane beta barrels

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install proftmb on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is proftmb

proftmb is:

proftmb predicts transmembrane beta-barrel (TMB) proteins in Gram-negative bacteria.

For each query protein, proftmb provides both a Z-value indicating that the protein actually contains a membrane barrel, and a four-state per-residue labeling of upward- and downward-facing strands, periplasmic hairpins and extracellular loops.

There are three methods to install proftmb 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 proftmb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install proftmb

Install proftmb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install proftmb

Install proftmb 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 proftmb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install proftmb

How To Uninstall proftmb on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove proftmb

Uninstall proftmb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove proftmb

Remove proftmb Configurations and Data

To remove proftmb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge proftmb

Remove proftmb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proftmb

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Summary

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