How To Install loki on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install loki on Debian 9. loki is MCMC linkage analysis on general pedigrees

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install loki on Debian 9.

What is loki

loki is:

Performs Markov chain Monte Carlo multipoint linkage analysis on large, complex pedigrees. The current package supports analyses on quantitative traits only, although this restriction will be lifted in later versions. Joint estimation of QTL number, position and effects uses Reversible Jump MCMC. It is also possible to perform affected only IBD sharing analyses.

There are three methods to install loki on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install loki Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install loki

Install loki Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install loki

Install loki 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install loki

How To Uninstall loki on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove loki

Uninstall loki And Its Dependencies

To uninstall loki and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove loki

Remove loki Configurations and Data

To remove loki configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge loki

Remove loki configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge loki

Dependencies

loki have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install loki package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.