How To Install r-bioc-biocparallel on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-biocparallel on Ubuntu 18.04. r-bioc-biocparallel is BioConductor facilities for parallel evaluation

Introduction

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

What is r-bioc-biocparallel

r-bioc-biocparallel is:

This BioConductor package provides modified versions and novel implementation of functions for parallel evaluation, tailored to use with Bioconductor objects.

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

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

Install r-bioc-biocparallel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-biocparallel

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-biocparallel

How To Uninstall r-bioc-biocparallel on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-biocparallel

Uninstall r-bioc-biocparallel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-biocparallel 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-biocparallel

Remove r-bioc-biocparallel Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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