How To Install bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is bedtools-test
bedtools-test is:
Test data for the BEDTools suite of utilities for comparing genomic features. It is distributed in a separate package because it is large and architecture-independent.
There are three methods to install bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bedtools-test Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bedtools-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bedtools-test
Install bedtools-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bedtools-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bedtools-test
Install bedtools-test 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 bedtools-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bedtools-test
How To Uninstall bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the bedtools-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bedtools-test
Uninstall bedtools-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bedtools-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bedtools-test
Remove bedtools-test Configurations and Data
To remove bedtools-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bedtools-test
Remove bedtools-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bedtools-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bedtools-test
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bedtools-test package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.