How To Install uc-echo on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 370 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uc-echo on Ubuntu.
What is uc-echo
uc-echo is:
ECHO is an error correction algorithm designed for short-reads from next-generation sequencing platforms such as Illumina’s Genome Analyzer II. The algorithm uses a Bayesian framework to improve the quality of the reads in a given data set by employing maximum a posteriori estimation.
There are three methods to install uc-echo 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 uc-echo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uc-echo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uc-echo
Install uc-echo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uc-echo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uc-echo
Install uc-echo 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 uc-echo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uc-echo
How To Uninstall uc-echo on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the uc-echo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uc-echo
Uninstall uc-echo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uc-echo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uc-echo
Remove uc-echo Configurations and Data
To remove uc-echo configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uc-echo
Remove uc-echo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uc-echo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uc-echo
Dependencies
uc-echo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uc-echo package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.