How To Install cct on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cct on Ubuntu 22.04. cct is visually comparing bacterial, plasmid, chloroplast, or mitochondrial sequences

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cct on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cct

cct is:

The CGView Comparison Tool (CCT) is a package for visually comparing bacterial, plasmid, chloroplast, or mitochondrial sequences of interest to existing genomes or sequence collections. The comparisons are conducted using BLAST, and the BLAST results are presented in the form of graphical maps that can also show sequence features, gene and protein names, COG category assignments, and sequence composition characteristics. CCT can generate maps in a variety of sizes, including 400 Megapixel maps suitable for posters. Comparisons can be conducted within a particular species or genus, or all available genomes can be used. The entire map creation process, from downloading sequences to redrawing zoomed maps, can be completed easily using scripts included with the CCT. User-defined features or analysis results can be included on maps, and maps can be extensively customized. To simplify program setup, a CCT virtual machine that includes all dependencies preinstalled is available. Detailed tutorials illustrating the use of CCT are included with the CCT documentation.

There are three methods to install cct 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 cct Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cct

Install cct Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cct using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cct

Install cct 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 cct using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cct

How To Uninstall cct on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cct package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cct

Uninstall cct And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cct

Remove cct Configurations and Data

To remove cct configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cct

Remove cct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cct

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cct package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.