How To Install python-qcli on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qcli on Debian 9. python-qcli is separated module of pyqi needed for QIIME package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qcli on Debian 9.

What is python-qcli

python-qcli is:

The qiime package needs this as new dependency which is not part of the main pyqi package.

There are three methods to install python-qcli on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-qcli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-qcli

Install python-qcli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-qcli

Install python-qcli 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 python-qcli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-qcli

How To Uninstall python-qcli on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-qcli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-qcli

Uninstall python-qcli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-qcli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qcli

Remove python-qcli Configurations and Data

To remove python-qcli configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-qcli

Remove python-qcli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-qcli

Dependencies

python-qcli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qcli package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.