How To Install r-bioc-affy on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-affy on Debian 9. r-bioc-affy is BioConductor methods for Affymetrix Oligonucleotide Arrays

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-affy on Debian 9.

What is r-bioc-affy

r-bioc-affy is:

This is part of the BioConductor GNU R suite. The package contains functions for exploratory oligonucleotide array analysis.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-affy on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-bioc-affy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-affy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-affy

Install r-bioc-affy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-affy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-affy

Install r-bioc-affy 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-affy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-affy

How To Uninstall r-bioc-affy on Debian 9

To uninstall only the r-bioc-affy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-affy

Uninstall r-bioc-affy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-affy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-affy

Remove r-bioc-affy Configurations and Data

To remove r-bioc-affy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-affy

Remove r-bioc-affy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-affy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-affy

Dependencies

r-bioc-affy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-affy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.