How To Install r-cran-bold on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bold on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-bold
r-cran-bold is:
A programmatic interface to the Web Service methods provided by Bold Systems for genetic barcode data. Functions include methods for searching by sequences by taxonomic names, ids, collectors, and institutions; as well as a function for searching for specimens, and downloading trace files.
There are three methods to install r-cran-bold 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-cran-bold 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-cran-bold using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-bold
Install r-cran-bold Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-bold using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-bold
Install r-cran-bold 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-cran-bold using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bold
How To Uninstall r-cran-bold on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-bold package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bold
Uninstall r-cran-bold And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-bold and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-bold
Remove r-cran-bold Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-bold configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-bold
Remove r-cran-bold configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-bold configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-bold
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bold package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
