How To Install q2-taxa on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install q2-taxa on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is q2-taxa
q2-taxa is:
QIIME 2 is a powerful, extensible, and decentralized microbiome analysis package with a focus on data and analysis transparency. QIIME 2 enables researchers to start an analysis with raw DNA sequence data and finish with publication-quality figures and statistical results. Key features:
- Integrated and automatic tracking of data provenance
- Semantic type system
- Plugin system for extending microbiome analysis functionality
- Support for multiple types of user interfaces (e.g. API, command line, graphical)
QIIME 2 is a complete redesign and rewrite of the QIIME 1 microbiome analysis pipeline. QIIME 2 will address many of the limitations of QIIME 1, while retaining the features that makes QIIME 1 a powerful and widely-used analysis pipeline.
QIIME 2 currently supports an initial end-to-end microbiome analysis pipeline. New functionality will regularly become available through QIIME 2 plugins. You can view a list of plugins that are currently available on the QIIME 2 plugin availability page. The future plugins page lists plugins that are being developed.
There are three methods to install q2-taxa on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install q2-taxa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install q2-taxa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install q2-taxa
Install q2-taxa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install q2-taxa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install q2-taxa
Install q2-taxa 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 q2-taxa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install q2-taxa
How To Uninstall q2-taxa on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the q2-taxa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove q2-taxa
Uninstall q2-taxa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall q2-taxa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove q2-taxa
Remove q2-taxa Configurations and Data
To remove q2-taxa configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge q2-taxa
Remove q2-taxa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove q2-taxa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge q2-taxa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install q2-taxa package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
