How To Install libbiojava-java 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 libbiojava-java on Ubuntu.
What is libbiojava-java
libbiojava-java is:
BioJava is an open-source project dedicated to providing a Java framework for processing biological data. It includes objects for manipulating sequences, file parsers, DAS client and server support, access to BioSQL and Ensembl databases, and powerful analysis and statistical routines including a dynamic programming toolkit.
BioJava is provided by a vibrant community which meets annually at the Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) that traditionally accompanies the Intelligent Systems in Molecular Biology (ISMB) meeting. Much like BioPerl, the employment of this library is valuable for everybody active in the field because of the many tricks of the trade one learns just by communicating on the mailing list.
This is a wrapper package which should enable smooth upgrades to new versions.
There are three methods to install libbiojava-java 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 libbiojava-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbiojava-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbiojava-java
Install libbiojava-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbiojava-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbiojava-java
Install libbiojava-java 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 libbiojava-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbiojava-java
How To Uninstall libbiojava-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libbiojava-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbiojava-java
Uninstall libbiojava-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbiojava-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbiojava-java
Remove libbiojava-java Configurations and Data
To remove libbiojava-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbiojava-java
Remove libbiojava-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbiojava-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbiojava-java
Dependencies
libbiojava-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbiojava-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.