How To Install libmstoolkit82 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 libmstoolkit82 on Ubuntu.
What is libmstoolkit82
libmstoolkit82 is:
The MSToolkit is a light-weight C++ library for reading, writing, and manipulating mass spectrometry data. The MSToolkit is easily linked to virtually any C++ algorithm for simple, fast file reading and analysis.
Supported File Formats:
- read-only mzML including internal compression (zlib and numpress) and external compression (.mzML.gz) read-only;
- read-only mzXML including internal compression (zlib) and external compression (.mzXML.gz)
- read/write mgf, ms1, ms2, bms1, bms2, cms1, cms2
Simple Interface:
- Open any file format from a single function call;
- Store any spectrum in a simple, comprehensive data structure;
- Sequential or random-access file reading.
This package ships these libraries:
- libmstoolkit;
- libmstoolkitlite;
There are three methods to install libmstoolkit82 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 libmstoolkit82 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit82 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmstoolkit82
Install libmstoolkit82 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmstoolkit82 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmstoolkit82
Install libmstoolkit82 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 libmstoolkit82 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmstoolkit82
How To Uninstall libmstoolkit82 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmstoolkit82 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmstoolkit82
Uninstall libmstoolkit82 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmstoolkit82 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmstoolkit82
Remove libmstoolkit82 Configurations and Data
To remove libmstoolkit82 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmstoolkit82
Remove libmstoolkit82 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmstoolkit82 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmstoolkit82
Dependencies
libmstoolkit82 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmstoolkit82 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.