How To Install igv on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install igv on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is igv
igv is:
The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is a high-performance viewer that efficiently handles large heterogeneous data sets, while providing a smooth and intuitive user experience at all levels of genome resolution. A key characteristic of IGV is its focus on the integrative nature of genomic studies, with support for both array-based and next-generation sequencing data, and the integration of clinical and phenotypic data. Although IGV is often used to view genomic data from public sources, its primary emphasis is to support researchers who wish to visualize and explore their own data sets or those from colleagues. To that end, IGV supports flexible loading of local and remote data sets, and is optimized to provide high-performance data visualization and exploration on standard desktop systems.
There are three methods to install igv on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install igv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install igv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install igv
Install igv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install igv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install igv
Install igv 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 igv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install igv
How To Uninstall igv on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the igv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove igv
Uninstall igv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall igv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove igv
Remove igv Configurations and Data
To remove igv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge igv
Remove igv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove igv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install igv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
