How To Install rapmap-example-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rapmap-example-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rapmap-example-data
rapmap-example-data is:
RapMap is a testing ground for ideas in quasi-mapping / (lightweight / pseudo) transcriptome alignment. That means that, at this point, it is somewhat experimental. The develop branch will have the latest improvements and additions, but is not guaranteed to be stable between commits. Breaking changes to the master branch will be accompanied by a tag to the version before the breaking change. Currently, RapMap is a stand-alone quasi-mapper that can be used with other tools. It is also being used as part of Sailfish and Salmon. Eventually, the hope is to create and stabilize an API so that it can be used as a library from other tools.
This package contains example data to test this program.
There are three methods to install rapmap-example-data 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 rapmap-example-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rapmap-example-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rapmap-example-data
Install rapmap-example-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rapmap-example-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rapmap-example-data
Install rapmap-example-data 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 rapmap-example-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rapmap-example-data
How To Uninstall rapmap-example-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rapmap-example-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rapmap-example-data
Uninstall rapmap-example-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rapmap-example-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rapmap-example-data
Remove rapmap-example-data Configurations and Data
To remove rapmap-example-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rapmap-example-data
Remove rapmap-example-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rapmap-example-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rapmap-example-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rapmap-example-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
