How To Install biomaj_process_consumer.py on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install python3-biomaj3-process

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is biomaj_process_consumer.py and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install biomaj_process_consumer.py on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install biomaj_process_consumer.py using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install biomaj_process_consumer.py using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-biomaj3-process

Install biomaj_process_consumer.py using apt

Because biomaj_process_consumer.py is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install biomaj_process_consumer.py using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-biomaj3-process

Install biomaj_process_consumer.py 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install biomaj_process_consumer.py by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-biomaj3-process

How to upgrade (update) a single package biomaj_process_consumer.py using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the biomaj_process_consumer.py, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install python3-biomaj3-process

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install python3-biomaj3-process

How To Uninstall biomaj_process_consumer.py from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the biomaj_process_consumer.py package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-biomaj3-process

Uninstall biomaj_process_consumer.py and all its dependencies

To uninstall biomaj_process_consumer.py and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-biomaj3-process

Remove biomaj_process_consumer.py with all configurations and data

To remove biomaj_process_consumer.py configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-biomaj3-process

Remove biomaj_process_consumer.py completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to biomaj_process_consumer.py package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-biomaj3-process

Extra info and code examples

BioMAJ downloads remote data banks, checks their status and applies transformation workflows, with consistent state, to provide ready-to-use data for biologists and bioinformaticians. For example, it can transform original FASTA files into BLAST indexes. It is very flexible and its post-processing facilities can be extended very easily. BioMAJ3 is a rewrite of BioMAJ v1.x, see online documentation for migration. This package contains the library and microservice to manage processes in BioMAJ3

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install biomaj_process_consumer.py using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the biomaj_process_consumer.py from Ubuntu 21.04.

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