How To Install r-bioc-affy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-affy on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-affy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
