How To Install libblasr-dev 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 libblasr-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libblasr-dev
libblasr-dev is:
Blasr_libcpp is a library used by blasr and other executables such as samtoh5, loadPulses for analyzing PacBio sequences. This library contains three sub-libraries, including pbdata, hdf and alignment.
This package contains the header files and static library for the alignment sublibrary.
There are three methods to install libblasr-dev 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 libblasr-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libblasr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblasr-dev
Install libblasr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblasr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblasr-dev
Install libblasr-dev 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 libblasr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblasr-dev
How To Uninstall libblasr-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libblasr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblasr-dev
Uninstall libblasr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblasr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblasr-dev
Remove libblasr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libblasr-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblasr-dev
Remove libblasr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblasr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblasr-dev
Dependencies
libblasr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblasr-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.