How To Install simka on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simka on Debian 12.
What is simka
simka is:
Simka is a de novo comparative metagenomics tool. Simka represents each dataset as a k-mer spectrum and compute several classical ecological distances between them.
There are three methods to install simka 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 simka Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simka using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simka
Install simka Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simka using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simka
Install simka 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 simka using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simka
How To Uninstall simka on Debian 12
To uninstall only the simka package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simka
Uninstall simka And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simka
Remove simka Configurations and Data
To remove simka configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simka
Remove simka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simka configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simka
Dependencies
simka have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simka package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
