How To Install mlv-smile on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlv-smile on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mlv-smile
mlv-smile is:
Smile determines sequence motifs on the basis of a set of DNA, RNA or protein sequences.
- No hard limit on the number of combinations of motifs to describe subsets of sequences.
- The sequence alphabet may be specified.
- The use of wildcards is supported.
- Better determination of significance of motifs by simulation.
- Introduction of a set of sequences with negative controls that should not match automatically determined motifs.
There are three methods to install mlv-smile 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 mlv-smile Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mlv-smile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mlv-smile
Install mlv-smile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mlv-smile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mlv-smile
Install mlv-smile 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 mlv-smile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mlv-smile
How To Uninstall mlv-smile on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mlv-smile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mlv-smile
Uninstall mlv-smile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mlv-smile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlv-smile
Remove mlv-smile Configurations and Data
To remove mlv-smile configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mlv-smile
Remove mlv-smile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mlv-smile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlv-smile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlv-smile package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
