How To Install fastlink-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fastlink-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. fastlink-doc is Some papers about fastlink

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fastlink-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

fastlink-doc is:

Genetic linkage analysis is a statistical technique used to map genes and find the approximate location of disease genes. There was a standard software package for genetic linkage called LINKAGE. FASTLINK is a significantly modified and improved version of the main programs of LINKAGE that runs much faster sequentially, can run in parallel, allows the user to recover gracefully from a computer crash, and provides abundant new documentation. FASTLINK has been used in over 1000 published genetic linkage studies.

You do not really need these papers about fastlink but it is highly recommended to study this documentation before starting with the tools of the fastlink package.

There are three methods to install fastlink-doc 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.

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fastlink-doc

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fastlink-doc

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 fastlink-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fastlink-doc

To uninstall only the fastlink-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fastlink-doc

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fastlink-doc

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fastlink-doc

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fastlink-doc

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Summary

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