How To Install r-bioc-deseq2 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-deseq2 on Ubuntu 20.04. r-bioc-deseq2 is R package for RNA-Seq Differential Expression Analysis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-deseq2 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-bioc-deseq2

r-bioc-deseq2 is:

Differential gene expression analysis based on the negative binomial distribution. Estimate variance-mean dependence in count data from high-throughput sequencing assays and test for differential expression based on a model using the negative binomial distribution.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-deseq2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-bioc-deseq2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-deseq2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-deseq2

Install r-bioc-deseq2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-deseq2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-deseq2

Install r-bioc-deseq2 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 r-bioc-deseq2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-deseq2

How To Uninstall r-bioc-deseq2 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the r-bioc-deseq2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-deseq2

Uninstall r-bioc-deseq2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-deseq2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-deseq2

Remove r-bioc-deseq2 Configurations and Data

To remove r-bioc-deseq2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-deseq2

Remove r-bioc-deseq2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-deseq2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-deseq2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-deseq2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.