How To Install r-cran-cellranger on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cellranger on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-cellranger
r-cran-cellranger is:
This package helps to work with spreadsheets and their “A1:D10” style of cell range specification.
There are three methods to install r-cran-cellranger 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-cellranger 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-cellranger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-cellranger
Install r-cran-cellranger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-cellranger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-cellranger
Install r-cran-cellranger 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-cellranger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-cellranger
How To Uninstall r-cran-cellranger on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-cellranger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-cellranger
Uninstall r-cran-cellranger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-cellranger 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-cellranger
Remove r-cran-cellranger Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-cellranger configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-cellranger
Remove r-cran-cellranger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-cellranger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-cellranger
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cellranger package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
