How To Install runcircos-gui on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install runcircos-gui on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is runcircos-gui
runcircos-gui is:
runCircos-gui is a simple yet comprehensive crossplatform software to execute Circos from a graphical user interface. The software eliminates the need to use command line for running Circos without compremising the power of complete commandline parameters and options.
runCircos-gui optimize running parameters (both toggle options & options with arguments) and install Perl packages without using command line.
There are three methods to install runcircos-gui 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 runcircos-gui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install runcircos-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install runcircos-gui
Install runcircos-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install runcircos-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install runcircos-gui
Install runcircos-gui 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 runcircos-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install runcircos-gui
How To Uninstall runcircos-gui on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the runcircos-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove runcircos-gui
Uninstall runcircos-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall runcircos-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove runcircos-gui
Remove runcircos-gui Configurations and Data
To remove runcircos-gui configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge runcircos-gui
Remove runcircos-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove runcircos-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge runcircos-gui
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install runcircos-gui package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
