How To Install paraclu on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install paraclu on Ubuntu 22.04. paraclu is Parametric clustering of genomic and transcriptomic features

Introduction

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

What is paraclu

paraclu is:

Paraclu finds clusters in data attached to sequences. It was first applied to transcription start counts in genome sequences, but it could be applied to other things too.

Paraclu is intended to explore the data, imposing minimal prior assumptions, and letting the data speak for itself.

One consequence of this is that paraclu can find clusters within clusters. Real data sometimes exhibits clustering at multiple scales: there may be large, rarefied clusters; and within each large cluster there may be several small, dense clusters.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install paraclu

Install paraclu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install paraclu

Install paraclu 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 paraclu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install paraclu

How To Uninstall paraclu on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove paraclu

Uninstall paraclu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove paraclu

Remove paraclu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge paraclu

Remove paraclu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paraclu

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Summary

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