How To Install r-cran-pscbs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pscbs on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-pscbs is R package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pscbs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-pscbs

r-cran-pscbs is:

Segmentation of allele-specific DNA copy number data and detection of regions with abnormal copy number within each parental chromosome. Both tumor-normal paired and tumoronly analyses are supported.

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-pscbs

Install r-cran-pscbs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-pscbs

Install r-cran-pscbs 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-pscbs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pscbs

How To Uninstall r-cran-pscbs on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-pscbs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pscbs

Uninstall r-cran-pscbs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-pscbs 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-pscbs

Remove r-cran-pscbs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-pscbs

Remove r-cran-pscbs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-pscbs

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Summary

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