How To Install parsinsert on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install parsinsert on Ubuntu 22.04. parsinsert is Parsimonious Insertion of unclassified sequences into phylogenetic trees

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install parsinsert on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is parsinsert

parsinsert is:

ParsInsert efficiently produces both a phylogenetic tree and taxonomic classification for sequences for microbial community sequence analysis. This is a C++ implementation of the Parsimonious Insertion algorithm.

There are three methods to install parsinsert on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install parsinsert Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install parsinsert

Install parsinsert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install parsinsert using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install parsinsert

Install parsinsert 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install parsinsert using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install parsinsert

How To Uninstall parsinsert on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the parsinsert package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove parsinsert

Uninstall parsinsert And Its Dependencies

To uninstall parsinsert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove parsinsert

Remove parsinsert Configurations and Data

To remove parsinsert configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge parsinsert

Remove parsinsert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge parsinsert

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install parsinsert package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.