How To Install perlprimer 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 perlprimer on Ubuntu.
What is perlprimer
perlprimer is:
PerlPrimer is a free, open-source GUI application written in Perl that designs primers for standard Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), bisulphite PCR, real-time PCR (QPCR) and sequencing. It aims to automate and simplify the process of primer design.
If operated online, the tool nicely communicates with the Ensembl project for further insights into the gene structure, i.e., allowing for taking the location of exons and introns into account for the design of the primers. The sequences themselves can be retrieved, too.
There are three methods to install perlprimer 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 perlprimer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install perlprimer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perlprimer
Install perlprimer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install perlprimer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perlprimer
Install perlprimer 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 perlprimer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perlprimer
How To Uninstall perlprimer on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the perlprimer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perlprimer
Uninstall perlprimer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perlprimer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perlprimer
Remove perlprimer Configurations and Data
To remove perlprimer configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perlprimer
Remove perlprimer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perlprimer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perlprimer
Dependencies
perlprimer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perlprimer package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.