How To Install q2templates on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install q2templates on Ubuntu 22.04. q2templates is Design template package for QIIME 2 Plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install q2templates on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is q2templates

q2templates is:

QIIME 2 is a powerful, extensible, and decentralized microbiome analysis package with a focus on data and analysis transparency. QIIME 2 enables researchers to start an analysis with raw DNA sequence data and finish with publication-quality figures and statistical results. Key features:

  • Integrated and automatic tracking of data provenance
  • Semantic type system
  • Plugin system for extending microbiome analysis functionality
  • Support for multiple types of user interfaces (e.g. API, command line, graphical)

QIIME 2 is a complete redesign and rewrite of the QIIME 1 microbiome analysis pipeline. QIIME 2 will address many of the limitations of QIIME 1, while retaining the features that makes QIIME 1 a powerful and widely-used analysis pipeline.

QIIME 2 currently supports an initial end-to-end microbiome analysis pipeline. New functionality will regularly become available through QIIME 2 plugins. You can view a list of plugins that are currently available on the QIIME 2 plugin availability page. The future plugins page lists plugins that are being developed.

This package provides templates for QIIME 2 plugins.

There are three methods to install q2templates 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 q2templates Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install q2templates using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install q2templates

Install q2templates Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install q2templates using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install q2templates

Install q2templates 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 q2templates using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install q2templates

How To Uninstall q2templates on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the q2templates package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove q2templates

Uninstall q2templates And Its Dependencies

To uninstall q2templates and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove q2templates

Remove q2templates Configurations and Data

To remove q2templates configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge q2templates

Remove q2templates configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove q2templates configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge q2templates

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install q2templates package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.