How To Install picopore 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 picopore on Ubuntu.
What is picopore
picopore is:
The Nanopore is a device to determine the sequences of single moleculres of DNA. No amplification. The output is gigantic and tools like this one help to reduce it.
Over time, other means have substitute the need for this one. Upstream has halted development. Some tutorials and pipelines of the Nanopore still refer to it, though.
There are three methods to install picopore 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 picopore Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install picopore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install picopore
Install picopore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install picopore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install picopore
Install picopore 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 picopore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install picopore
How To Uninstall picopore on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the picopore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove picopore
Uninstall picopore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall picopore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove picopore
Remove picopore Configurations and Data
To remove picopore configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge picopore
Remove picopore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove picopore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge picopore
Dependencies
picopore have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install picopore package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.