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How To Install cdbfasta on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023  (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdbfasta on Ubuntu.

What is cdbfasta

cdbfasta is:

CDB (Constant DataBase) can be used for creating indices for quick retrieval of any particular sequences from large multi-FASTA files. It has the option to compress data records in order to save space.

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

Install cdbfasta Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cdbfasta

Install cdbfasta Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cdbfasta

Install cdbfasta 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 cdbfasta using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cdbfasta

How To Uninstall cdbfasta on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove cdbfasta

Uninstall cdbfasta And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdbfasta

Remove cdbfasta Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cdbfasta

Remove cdbfasta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdbfasta

Dependencies

cdbfasta have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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

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