How To Install r-cran-rentrez on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 359 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rentrez on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-rentrez
r-cran-rentrez is:
Provides an R interface to the NCBI’s EUtils API allowing users to search databases like GenBank and PubMed, process the results of those searches and pull data into their R sessions.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rentrez 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-cran-rentrez 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-cran-rentrez using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rentrez
Install r-cran-rentrez Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rentrez using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rentrez
Install r-cran-rentrez 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-cran-rentrez using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rentrez
How To Uninstall r-cran-rentrez on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-rentrez package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rentrez
Uninstall r-cran-rentrez And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rentrez and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-rentrez
Remove r-cran-rentrez Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rentrez configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rentrez
Remove r-cran-rentrez configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rentrez configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rentrez
Dependencies
r-cran-rentrez have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rentrez package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.