How To Install cluster3 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cluster3 on Ubuntu 22.04. cluster3 is Reimplementation of the Eisen-clustering software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cluster3 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cluster3

cluster3 is:

The open source clustering software available here contains clustering routines that can be used to analyze gene expression data. Routines for hierarchical (pairwise simple, complete, average, and centroid linkage) clustering, k-means and k-medians clustering, and 2D self-organizing maps are included. The routines are available in the form of a C clustering library, an extension module to Python, a module to Perl, as well as an enhanced version of Cluster, which was originally developed by Michael Eisen of Berkeley Lab. The C clustering library and the associated extension module for Python was released under the Python license. The Perl module was released under the Artistic License. Cluster 3.0 is covered by the original Cluster/TreeView license.

This package only contains the command line and motif gui versions of Cluster 3.0.

There are three methods to install cluster3 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 cluster3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cluster3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cluster3

Install cluster3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cluster3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cluster3

Install cluster3 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 cluster3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cluster3

How To Uninstall cluster3 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cluster3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cluster3

Uninstall cluster3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cluster3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cluster3

Remove cluster3 Configurations and Data

To remove cluster3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cluster3

Remove cluster3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cluster3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cluster3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cluster3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.