How To Install srf-doc 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 srf-doc on Ubuntu.
What is srf-doc
srf-doc is:
SRF (sort for Sequence Read Format) is a generic format capable of storing data generated by any DNA sequencing technology. Hence it has sufficient flexibility to store data from current and future DNA sequencing technologies at minimal cost of implementation. Benefits include a single input file format for all downstream applications and a read lookup index enabling downstream formats to reference reads without duplication of all of the read specific information.
This package contains the version 1.3.2 of the specification.
There are three methods to install srf-doc 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 srf-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install srf-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install srf-doc
Install srf-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install srf-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install srf-doc
Install srf-doc 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 srf-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install srf-doc
How To Uninstall srf-doc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the srf-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove srf-doc
Uninstall srf-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall srf-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove srf-doc
Remove srf-doc Configurations and Data
To remove srf-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge srf-doc
Remove srf-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove srf-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge srf-doc
Dependencies
srf-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install srf-doc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.