How To Install python3-picopore on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-picopore on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-picopore is lossless compression of Nanopore files (Python3 module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-picopore on Debian 12.

What is python3-picopore

python3-picopore is:

The Nanopore is a device to determine the sequences of single moleculres of DNA. No amplification. The output is gigantic and tools like this one help to reduce it.

Over time, other means have substitute the need for this one. Upstream has halted development. Some tutorials and pipelines of the Nanopore still refer to it, though.

This package provides the Python3 module accompanying the picopore executables.

There are three methods to install python3-picopore 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 python3-picopore Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-picopore using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-picopore

Install python3-picopore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-picopore using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-picopore

Install python3-picopore 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 python3-picopore using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-picopore

How To Uninstall python3-picopore on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-picopore package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-picopore

Uninstall python3-picopore And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-picopore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-picopore

Remove python3-picopore Configurations and Data

To remove python3-picopore configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-picopore

Remove python3-picopore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-picopore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-picopore

Dependencies

python3-picopore have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-picopore package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.