How To Install r-cran-seqinr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-seqinr on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-seqinr is GNU R biological sequences retrieval and analysis

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-seqinr

r-cran-seqinr is:

Exploratory data analysis and data visualization for biological sequence (DNA and protein) data. Includes also utilities for sequence data management under the ACNUC system.

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

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

Install r-cran-seqinr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-seqinr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-seqinr

How To Uninstall r-cran-seqinr on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-seqinr

Uninstall r-cran-seqinr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-seqinr 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-seqinr

Remove r-cran-seqinr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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