How To Install r-cran-biocmanager on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-biocmanager on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-biocmanager
r-cran-biocmanager is:
A convenient tool to install and update Bioconductor packages.
There are three methods to install r-cran-biocmanager 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-cran-biocmanager 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-cran-biocmanager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-biocmanager
Install r-cran-biocmanager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-biocmanager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-biocmanager
Install r-cran-biocmanager 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-cran-biocmanager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-biocmanager
How To Uninstall r-cran-biocmanager on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-biocmanager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-biocmanager
Uninstall r-cran-biocmanager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-biocmanager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-biocmanager
Remove r-cran-biocmanager Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-biocmanager configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-biocmanager
Remove r-cran-biocmanager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-biocmanager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-biocmanager
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-biocmanager package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
