How To Install r-cran-genabel on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-genabel on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-genabel
r-cran-genabel is:
The package offers the R library GenABEL for the hunt of genetic contributions to a disease (or any other pheonypical trait) by so called genome-wide association analysis. Additional input commonly comes from DNA mircoarray experiments, performed on every individual, that determine differences (polymorphisms) in the population. GenABEL finds associations between quantitative or binary traits and single-nucleiotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
There are three methods to install r-cran-genabel on Debian 9. 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-genabel 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-genabel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-genabel
Install r-cran-genabel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-genabel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-genabel
Install r-cran-genabel 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-genabel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-genabel
How To Uninstall r-cran-genabel on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-genabel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-genabel
Uninstall r-cran-genabel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-genabel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-genabel
Remove r-cran-genabel Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-genabel configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-genabel
Remove r-cran-genabel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-genabel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-genabel
Dependencies
r-cran-genabel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-genabel package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.