How To Install python3-pyspoa on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pyspoa on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pyspoa is Python bindings to spoa

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyspoa

python3-pyspoa is:

Spoa (SIMD POA) is a c++ implementation of the partial order alignment (POA) algorithm (as described in 10.1093/bioinformatics/18.3.452) which is used to generate consensus sequences (as described in 10.1093/bioinformatics/btg109). It supports three alignment modes: local (Smith-Waterman), global (Needleman-Wunsch) and semi-global alignment (overlap).

This package presents Python bindings for the spoa library

There are three methods to install python3-pyspoa 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-pyspoa 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-pyspoa using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyspoa

Install python3-pyspoa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyspoa

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyspoa

How To Uninstall python3-pyspoa on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyspoa

Uninstall python3-pyspoa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyspoa

Remove python3-pyspoa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyspoa

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyspoa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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