How To Install mssstest on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mssstest on Ubuntu 22.04. mssstest is Normalisation of disease scores for patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mssstest on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is mssstest

mssstest is:

MSSStest is a program for implementing the method described in the article The Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score. R. Roxburgh S. Seaman et al. (2004), accepted for publication by Neurology. It calculates MSSS scores and uses these scores to test for differences between disease progression rates in different groups defined by genotype at some locus. A brief description of the method is given below.

There are three methods to install mssstest 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 mssstest Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mssstest

Install mssstest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mssstest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mssstest

Install mssstest 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 mssstest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mssstest

How To Uninstall mssstest on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the mssstest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mssstest

Uninstall mssstest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mssstest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mssstest

Remove mssstest Configurations and Data

To remove mssstest configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mssstest

Remove mssstest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mssstest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mssstest package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.