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

What is `r-bioc-tfbstools`

r-bioc-tfbstools is:

TFBSTools is a package for the analysis and manipulation of transcription factor binding sites. It includes matrices conversion between Position Frequency Matirx (PFM), Position Weight Matirx (PWM) and Information Content Matrix (ICM). It can also scan putative TFBS from sequence/alignment, query JASPAR database and provides a wrapper of de novo motif discovery software.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-tfbstools 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-tfbstools 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-tfbstools using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-bioc-tfbstools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-tfbstools

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-tfbstools

How To Uninstall r-bioc-tfbstools on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-tfbstools

Uninstall r-bioc-tfbstools And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-bioc-tfbstools Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-bioc-tfbstools have the following dependencies:

References

r-bioc-tfbstools website

Summary

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