How To Install python-pbcore on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pbcore on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pbcore
python-pbcore is:
The pbcore package provides Python modules for processing Pacific Biosciences data files and building PacBio bioinformatics applications. These modules include tools to read/write PacBio data formats, sample data files for testing and debugging, base classes, and utilities for building bioinformatics applications.
This package is part of the SMRTAnalysis suite.
There are three methods to install python-pbcore 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-pbcore 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-pbcore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pbcore
Install python-pbcore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pbcore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pbcore
Install python-pbcore 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-pbcore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pbcore
How To Uninstall python-pbcore on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pbcore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pbcore
Uninstall python-pbcore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pbcore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pbcore
Remove python-pbcore Configurations and Data
To remove python-pbcore configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pbcore
Remove python-pbcore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pbcore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pbcore
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pbcore package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
