How To Install python-intervaltree-bio on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-intervaltree-bio on Ubuntu 18.04. python-intervaltree-bio is Interval tree convenience classes for genomic data – Python 2 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-intervaltree-bio on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-intervaltree-bio

python-intervaltree-bio is:

Convenience classes for loading UCSC genomic annotation records into a set of interval tree data structures.

This package provides the Python 2 library.

There are three methods to install python-intervaltree-bio 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 python-intervaltree-bio Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-intervaltree-bio

Install python-intervaltree-bio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-intervaltree-bio using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-intervaltree-bio

Install python-intervaltree-bio 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 python-intervaltree-bio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-intervaltree-bio

How To Uninstall python-intervaltree-bio on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-intervaltree-bio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-intervaltree-bio

Uninstall python-intervaltree-bio And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-intervaltree-bio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-intervaltree-bio

Remove python-intervaltree-bio Configurations and Data

To remove python-intervaltree-bio configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-intervaltree-bio

Remove python-intervaltree-bio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-intervaltree-bio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-intervaltree-bio

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-intervaltree-bio package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.