How To Install perlprimer-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perlprimer-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is perlprimer-doc
perlprimer-doc is:
PerlPrimer is a free, open-source GUI application written in Perl that designs primers for standard Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), bisulphite PCR, real-time PCR (QPCR) and sequencing. It aims to automate and simplify the process of primer design.
If operated online, the tool nicely communicates with the Ensembl project for further insights into the gene structure, i.e., allowing for taking the location of exons and introns into account for the design of the primers. The sequences themselves can be retrieved, too.
An HTML tutorial explaining the use of the user interface and utilisation of online resources.
There are three methods to install perlprimer-doc 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 perlprimer-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install perlprimer-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perlprimer-doc
Install perlprimer-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install perlprimer-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perlprimer-doc
Install perlprimer-doc 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 perlprimer-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perlprimer-doc
How To Uninstall perlprimer-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the perlprimer-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perlprimer-doc
Uninstall perlprimer-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perlprimer-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perlprimer-doc
Remove perlprimer-doc Configurations and Data
To remove perlprimer-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perlprimer-doc
Remove perlprimer-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perlprimer-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perlprimer-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perlprimer-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
