How To Install r-bioc-rtracklayer on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rtracklayer on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-bioc-rtracklayer
r-bioc-rtracklayer is:
Extensible framework for interacting with multiple genome browsers (currently UCSC built-in) and manipulating annotation tracks in various formats (currently GFF, BED, bedGraph, BED15, WIG, BigWig and 2bit built-in). The user may export/import tracks to/from the supported browsers, as well as query and modify the browser state, such as the current viewport.
There are three methods to install r-bioc-rtracklayer on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-bioc-rtracklayer 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-bioc-rtracklayer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-rtracklayer
Install r-bioc-rtracklayer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-rtracklayer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-bioc-rtracklayer
Install r-bioc-rtracklayer 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-bioc-rtracklayer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-rtracklayer
How To Uninstall r-bioc-rtracklayer on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-bioc-rtracklayer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-rtracklayer
Uninstall r-bioc-rtracklayer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-bioc-rtracklayer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-rtracklayer
Remove r-bioc-rtracklayer Configurations and Data
To remove r-bioc-rtracklayer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-rtracklayer
Remove r-bioc-rtracklayer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-rtracklayer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-rtracklayer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rtracklayer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
