How To Install sibsim4 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sibsim4 on Debian 10.
What is sibsim4
sibsim4 is:
The SIBsim4 project is based on sim4, which is a program designed to align an expressed DNA sequence with a genomic sequence, allowing for introns. SIBsim4 is a fairly extensive rewrite of the original code with the following goals:
- speed improvement;
- allow large, chromosome scale, DNA sequences to be used;
- provide more detailed output about splice types;
- provide more detailed output about polyA sites;
- misc code cleanups and fixes.
There are three methods to install sibsim4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sibsim4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sibsim4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sibsim4
Install sibsim4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sibsim4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sibsim4
Install sibsim4 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 sibsim4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sibsim4
How To Uninstall sibsim4 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the sibsim4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sibsim4
Uninstall sibsim4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sibsim4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sibsim4
Remove sibsim4 Configurations and Data
To remove sibsim4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sibsim4
Remove sibsim4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sibsim4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sibsim4
Dependencies
sibsim4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sibsim4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.