How To Install pbsuite on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pbsuite on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pbsuite
pbsuite is:
The PBSuite contains two projects created for analysis of Pacific Biosciences long-read sequencing data.
- PBJelly - genome upgrading tool
- PBHoney - structural variation discovery
There are three methods to install pbsuite 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 pbsuite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pbsuite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pbsuite
Install pbsuite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pbsuite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pbsuite
Install pbsuite 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 pbsuite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pbsuite
How To Uninstall pbsuite on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pbsuite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pbsuite
Uninstall pbsuite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pbsuite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pbsuite
Remove pbsuite Configurations and Data
To remove pbsuite configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pbsuite
Remove pbsuite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pbsuite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pbsuite
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pbsuite package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
