How To Install bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04. bedtools-test is test data for the bedtools package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is bedtools-test

bedtools-test is:

Test data for the BEDTools suite of utilities for comparing genomic features. It is distributed in a separate package because it is large and architecture-independent.

There are three methods to install bedtools-test 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 bedtools-test Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bedtools-test using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bedtools-test

Install bedtools-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bedtools-test using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bedtools-test

Install bedtools-test 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 bedtools-test using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bedtools-test

How To Uninstall bedtools-test on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the bedtools-test package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bedtools-test

Uninstall bedtools-test And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bedtools-test

Remove bedtools-test Configurations and Data

To remove bedtools-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bedtools-test

Remove bedtools-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bedtools-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bedtools-test

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Summary

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