How To Install python-pybigwig on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pybigwig on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pybigwig
python-pybigwig is:
This is a Python extension, written in C, for quick access to bigBed files, and access to and creation of bigWig files.
This contains the Python 2 version
There are three methods to install python-pybigwig 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-pybigwig 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-pybigwig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pybigwig
Install python-pybigwig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pybigwig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pybigwig
Install python-pybigwig 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-pybigwig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pybigwig
How To Uninstall python-pybigwig on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pybigwig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pybigwig
Uninstall python-pybigwig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pybigwig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pybigwig
Remove python-pybigwig Configurations and Data
To remove python-pybigwig configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pybigwig
Remove python-pybigwig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pybigwig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pybigwig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pybigwig package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
