How To Install libblimps3 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblimps3 on Ubuntu 22.04. libblimps3 is blocks database improved searcher library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblimps3 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libblimps3

libblimps3 is:

BLIMPS (BLocks IMProved Searcher) is a searching tool that scores a protein sequence against blocks or a block against sequences.

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libblimps3 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 libblimps3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libblimps3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblimps3

Install libblimps3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblimps3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblimps3

Install libblimps3 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 libblimps3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblimps3

How To Uninstall libblimps3 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libblimps3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblimps3

Uninstall libblimps3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblimps3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblimps3

Remove libblimps3 Configurations and Data

To remove libblimps3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblimps3

Remove libblimps3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblimps3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblimps3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblimps3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.