How To Install r-bioc-mergeomics on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-mergeomics on Ubuntu 18.04. r-bioc-mergeomics is Integrative network analysis of omics data

Introduction

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

What is r-bioc-mergeomics

r-bioc-mergeomics is:

The Mergeomics pipeline serves as a flexible framework for integrating multidimensional omics-disease associations, functional genomics, canonical pathways and gene-gene interaction networks to generate mechanistic hypotheses. It includes two main parts:

  1. Marker set enrichment analysis (MSEA);
  2. Weighted Key Driver Analysis (wKDA).

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

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

Install r-bioc-mergeomics Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-mergeomics

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-mergeomics

How To Uninstall r-bioc-mergeomics on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-mergeomics

Uninstall r-bioc-mergeomics And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-mergeomics 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-mergeomics

Remove r-bioc-mergeomics Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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