How To Install r-bioc-protgenerics on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-protgenerics on Ubuntu 18.04. r-bioc-protgenerics is S4 generic functions for Bioconductor proteomics infrastructure

Introduction

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

What is r-bioc-protgenerics

r-bioc-protgenerics is:

This Bioconductor package provides S4 generic functions needed by Bioconductor proteomics packages.

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

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

Install r-bioc-protgenerics Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-protgenerics

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-protgenerics

How To Uninstall r-bioc-protgenerics on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-protgenerics

Uninstall r-bioc-protgenerics And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-protgenerics 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-protgenerics

Remove r-bioc-protgenerics Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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