How To Install r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata on Ubuntu 18.04. r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata is BioConductor species and taxonomy ID look up tables

Introduction

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

What is r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata

r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata is:

This package contains files for mapping between NCBI taxonomy ID and species.

It is used by functions in the r-bioc-genomeinfodb package.

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

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

Install r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata

How To Uninstall r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata

Uninstall r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata 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-genomeinfodbdata

Remove r-bioc-genomeinfodbdata Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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