How To Install r-bioc-annotate on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-annotate on Ubuntu 18.04. r-bioc-annotate is BioConductor annotation for microarrays

Introduction

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

What is r-bioc-annotate

r-bioc-annotate is:

This BioConductor module provides methods for annotation for microarrays

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

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

Install r-bioc-annotate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-annotate

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-annotate

How To Uninstall r-bioc-annotate on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-annotate

Uninstall r-bioc-annotate And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-annotate 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-annotate

Remove r-bioc-annotate Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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