How To Install kineticstools-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kineticstools-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kineticstools-data
kineticstools-data is:
Tools for detecting DNA modifications from single molecule, real-time (SMRT®) sequencing data. This tool implements the P_ModificationDetection module in SMRT® Portal, used by the RS_Modification_Detection and RS_Modifications_and_Motif_Detection protocol. Researchers interested in understanding or extending the modification detection algorithms can use these tools as a starting point.
Kineticstools is part of the SMRTAnalysis suite. This package contains the package data files.
There are three methods to install kineticstools-data 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 kineticstools-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kineticstools-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kineticstools-data
Install kineticstools-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kineticstools-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kineticstools-data
Install kineticstools-data 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 kineticstools-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kineticstools-data
How To Uninstall kineticstools-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kineticstools-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kineticstools-data
Uninstall kineticstools-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kineticstools-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kineticstools-data
Remove kineticstools-data Configurations and Data
To remove kineticstools-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kineticstools-data
Remove kineticstools-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kineticstools-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kineticstools-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kineticstools-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
