How To Install optimir on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install optimir on Ubuntu.
What is optimir
optimir is:
OptimiR is a miRSeq data alignment workflow. It integrates genetic information to assess the impact of variants on miRNA expression.
OptimiR: A bioinformatics pipeline designed to detect and quantify miRNAs, isomiRs and polymiRs from miRSeq data, & study the impact of genetic variations on polymiRs’ expression.
There are three methods to install optimir on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install optimir Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install optimir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install optimir
Install optimir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install optimir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install optimir
Install optimir 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 optimir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install optimir
How To Uninstall optimir on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the optimir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove optimir
Uninstall optimir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall optimir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove optimir
Remove optimir Configurations and Data
To remove optimir configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge optimir
Remove optimir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove optimir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge optimir
Dependencies
optimir have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install optimir package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.