How To Install average_genome_size on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install grinder

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is average_genome_size and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install average_genome_size on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install average_genome_size using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install average_genome_size using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grinder

Install average_genome_size using apt

Because average_genome_size is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install average_genome_size using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grinder

Install average_genome_size 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install average_genome_size by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grinder

How to upgrade (update) a single package average_genome_size using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the average_genome_size, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install grinder

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install grinder

How To Uninstall average_genome_size from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the average_genome_size package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grinder

Uninstall average_genome_size and all its dependencies

To uninstall average_genome_size and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grinder

Remove average_genome_size with all configurations and data

To remove average_genome_size configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grinder

Remove average_genome_size completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to average_genome_size package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grinder

Extra info and code examples

Grinder is a versatile program to create random shotgun and amplicon sequence libraries based on DNA, RNA or proteic reference sequences provided in a FASTA file. Grinder can produce genomic, metagenomic, transcriptomic, metatranscriptomic, proteomic, metaproteomic shotgun and amplicon datasets from current sequencing technologies such as Sanger, 454, Illumina. These simulated datasets can be used to test the accuracy of bioinformatic tools under specific hypothesis, e.g. with or without sequencing errors, or with low or high community diversity. Grinder may also be used to help decide between alternative sequencing methods for a sequence-based project, e.g. should the library be paired-end or not, how many reads should be sequenced.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install average_genome_size using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the average_genome_size from Ubuntu 21.04.

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