How To Install mobyle-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mobyle-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mobyle-utils
mobyle-utils is:
Mobyle is a framework and web portal specifically aimed at the integration of bioinformatics software and databanks. It generates a web interface from an xml description for command-line based tools. It can submit jobs locally or using DRM systems.
Binary tools used by the Mobyle web portal to manage jobs.
There are three methods to install mobyle-utils 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 mobyle-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mobyle-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mobyle-utils
Install mobyle-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mobyle-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mobyle-utils
Install mobyle-utils 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 mobyle-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mobyle-utils
How To Uninstall mobyle-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mobyle-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mobyle-utils
Uninstall mobyle-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mobyle-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mobyle-utils
Remove mobyle-utils Configurations and Data
To remove mobyle-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mobyle-utils
Remove mobyle-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mobyle-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mobyle-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mobyle-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
