How To Install r-bioc-genomicfeatures on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-genomicfeatures on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-bioc-genomicfeatures
r-bioc-genomicfeatures is:
A set of tools and methods for making and manipulating transcript centric annotations. With these tools the user can easily download the genomic locations of the transcripts, exons and cds of a given organism, from either the UCSC Genome Browser or a BioMart database (more sources will be supported in the future). This information is then stored in a local database that keeps track of the relationship between transcripts, exons, cds and genes. Flexible methods are provided for extracting the desired features in a convenient format.
There are three methods to install r-bioc-genomicfeatures 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-genomicfeatures 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-genomicfeatures using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-genomicfeatures
Install r-bioc-genomicfeatures Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-genomicfeatures using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-bioc-genomicfeatures
Install r-bioc-genomicfeatures 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-genomicfeatures using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-genomicfeatures
How To Uninstall r-bioc-genomicfeatures on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-bioc-genomicfeatures package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-genomicfeatures
Uninstall r-bioc-genomicfeatures And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-bioc-genomicfeatures 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-genomicfeatures
Remove r-bioc-genomicfeatures Configurations and Data
To remove r-bioc-genomicfeatures configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-genomicfeatures
Remove r-bioc-genomicfeatures configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-genomicfeatures configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-genomicfeatures
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-genomicfeatures package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
