How To Install r-other-nitpick on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-other-nitpick on Ubuntu 18.04. r-other-nitpick is peak identification for mass spectrometry data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-other-nitpick on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-other-nitpick

r-other-nitpick is:

This R package allows reliable extraction of features from mass spectra and helps in the automated analysis of proteomic mass spectrometry (MS) experiments.

This is the NITPICK implementation for peak picking in MS spectra.

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-other-nitpick

Install r-other-nitpick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-other-nitpick

Install r-other-nitpick 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-other-nitpick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-other-nitpick

How To Uninstall r-other-nitpick on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-other-nitpick package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-other-nitpick

Uninstall r-other-nitpick And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-other-nitpick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-other-nitpick

Remove r-other-nitpick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-other-nitpick

Remove r-other-nitpick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-other-nitpick

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Summary

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