How To Install r-bioc-rtracklayer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rtracklayer on Kali Linux. r-bioc-rtracklayer is GNU R interface to genome browsers and their annotation tracks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rtracklayer on Kali Linux.

What is r-bioc-rtracklayer

r-bioc-rtracklayer is:

Extensible framework for interacting with multiple genome browsers (currently UCSC built-in) and manipulating annotation tracks in various formats (currently GFF, BED, bedGraph, BED15, WIG, BigWig and 2bit built-in). The user may export/import tracks to/from the supported browsers, as well as query and modify the browser state, such as the current viewport.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-rtracklayer on Kali Linux. 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-rtracklayer 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-rtracklayer using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-bioc-rtracklayer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-rtracklayer

Install r-bioc-rtracklayer Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-rtracklayer

How To Uninstall r-bioc-rtracklayer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-rtracklayer

Uninstall r-bioc-rtracklayer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-rtracklayer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-rtracklayer

Remove r-bioc-rtracklayer Configurations and Data

To remove r-bioc-rtracklayer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-bioc-rtracklayer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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