How To Install r-bioc-altcdfenvs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-altcdfenvs on Ubuntu 18.04. r-bioc-altcdfenvs is BioConductor alternative CDF environments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-altcdfenvs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-bioc-altcdfenvs

r-bioc-altcdfenvs is:

This BioConductor module provides alternative CDF environments (aka probeset mappings) which are Convenience data structures and functions to handle cdfenvs.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-altcdfenvs 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-altcdfenvs 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-altcdfenvs using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-bioc-altcdfenvs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-altcdfenvs

Install r-bioc-altcdfenvs 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-altcdfenvs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-altcdfenvs

How To Uninstall r-bioc-altcdfenvs on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-altcdfenvs

Uninstall r-bioc-altcdfenvs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-altcdfenvs 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-altcdfenvs

Remove r-bioc-altcdfenvs Configurations and Data

To remove r-bioc-altcdfenvs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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