How To Install r-bioc-stringdb 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 r-bioc-stringdb on Ubuntu.

What is `r-bioc-stringdb`

r-bioc-stringdb is:

The STRINGdb package provides a R interface to the STRING protein-protein interactions database.

The original database is accessible on https://www.string-db.org.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-stringdb 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 r-bioc-stringdb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-stringdb

Install r-bioc-stringdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-stringdb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-stringdb

Install r-bioc-stringdb 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 r-bioc-stringdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-stringdb

How To Uninstall r-bioc-stringdb on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the r-bioc-stringdb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-stringdb

Uninstall r-bioc-stringdb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-stringdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-stringdb

Remove r-bioc-stringdb Configurations and Data

To remove r-bioc-stringdb configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-stringdb

Remove r-bioc-stringdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-stringdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-stringdb

Dependencies

r-bioc-stringdb have the following dependencies:

References

r-bioc-stringdb website

Summary

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