How To Install nanook on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nanook on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is nanook
nanook is:
NanoOK is a flexible, multi-reference software for pre- and post- alignment analysis of nanopore sequencing data, quality and error profiles.
NanoOK (pronounced na-nook) is a tool for extraction, alignment and analysis of Nanopore reads. NanoOK will extract reads as FASTA or FASTQ files, align them (with a choice of alignment tools), then generate a comprehensive multi-page PDF report containing yield, accuracy and quality analysis. Along the way, it generates plain text files which can be used for further analysis, as well as graphs suitable for inclusion in presentations and papers.
There are three methods to install nanook 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 nanook Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nanook using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nanook
Install nanook Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nanook using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nanook
Install nanook 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 nanook using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nanook
How To Uninstall nanook on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the nanook package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nanook
Uninstall nanook And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nanook and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nanook
Remove nanook Configurations and Data
To remove nanook configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nanook
Remove nanook configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nanook configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nanook
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nanook package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
