How To Install fml-asm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fml-asm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fml-asm
fml-asm is:
Fml-asm is a command-line tool for assembling Illumina short reads in regions from 100bp to 10 million bp in size, based on the fermi-lite library. It is largely a light-weight in-memory version of fermikit without generating any intermediate files. It inherits the performance, the relatively small memory footprint and the features of fermikit. In particular, fermi-lite is able to retain heterozygous events and thus can be used to assemble diploid regions for the purpose of variant calling.
There are three methods to install fml-asm 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 fml-asm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fml-asm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fml-asm
Install fml-asm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fml-asm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fml-asm
Install fml-asm 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 fml-asm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fml-asm
How To Uninstall fml-asm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fml-asm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fml-asm
Uninstall fml-asm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fml-asm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fml-asm
Remove fml-asm Configurations and Data
To remove fml-asm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fml-asm
Remove fml-asm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fml-asm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fml-asm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fml-asm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
