How To Install filtlong on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install filtlong on Ubuntu 22.04. filtlong is quality filtering tool for long reads of genome sequences

Introduction

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

What is filtlong

filtlong is:

Filtlong is a tool for filtering long reads by quality. It can take a set of long reads and produce a smaller, better subset. It uses both read length (longer is better) and read identity (higher is better) when choosing which reads pass the filter.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install filtlong

Install filtlong Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install filtlong

Install filtlong 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 filtlong using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install filtlong

How To Uninstall filtlong on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove filtlong

Uninstall filtlong And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove filtlong

Remove filtlong Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge filtlong

Remove filtlong configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filtlong

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Summary

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