How To Install r-bioc-savr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-savr on Ubuntu 18.04. r-bioc-savr is GNU R parse and analyze Illumina SAV files

Introduction

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

What is r-bioc-savr

r-bioc-savr is:

This BioConductor module enables to parse Illumina Sequence Analysis Viewer (SAV) files, access data, and generate QC plots.

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

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

Install r-bioc-savr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-savr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-savr

How To Uninstall r-bioc-savr on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-savr

Uninstall r-bioc-savr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-savr 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-savr

Remove r-bioc-savr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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