How To Install r-bioc-biomformat on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-biomformat on Debian 9.
What is r-bioc-biomformat
r-bioc-biomformat is:
This is an R package for interfacing with the BIOM format. This package includes basic tools for reading biom-format files, accessing and subsetting data tables from a biom object (which is more complex than a single table), as well as limited support for writing a biom-object back to a biom-format file. The design of this API is intended to match the Python API and other tools included with the biom-format project, but with a decidedly “R flavor” that should be familiar to R users. This includes S4 classes and methods, as well as extensions of common core functions/methods.
There are three methods to install r-bioc-biomformat 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-biomformat 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-biomformat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-biomformat
Install r-bioc-biomformat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-biomformat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-bioc-biomformat
Install r-bioc-biomformat 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-biomformat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-biomformat
How To Uninstall r-bioc-biomformat on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-bioc-biomformat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-biomformat
Uninstall r-bioc-biomformat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-bioc-biomformat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-biomformat
Remove r-bioc-biomformat Configurations and Data
To remove r-bioc-biomformat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-biomformat
Remove r-bioc-biomformat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-biomformat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-biomformat
Dependencies
r-bioc-biomformat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-biomformat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.