How to Install RELATE on Alpine Linux Latest

RELATE is an application that computes principal components and a population graph from genotype data. In order to install RELATE on Alpine Linux Latest, follow the steps mentioned below:

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Installed Alpine Linux Latest version.
• Basic knowledge of Alpine Linux commands.

Installation

1. Open a terminal on Alpine Linux.

2. Update the package manager:

sudo apk update

3. Install the required packages using the following command:

sudo apk add gcc g++ make cmake build-base libtool autoconf libexecinfo-dev libressl-dev libressl \
            libressl2.7-libcrypto libressl2.7-libssl clang clang-dev llvm-dev llvm-static zlib-dev \
            py-pip python3-dev cython3 git

4. Install numpy package using pip:

sudo pip3 install --upgrade pip
sudo pip3 install numpy

5. Install the latest version of Boost:

cd /usr/local/src
sudo git clone --recursive https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
cd boost
sudo ./bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=program_options
sudo ./b2 install -j4

6. Download the RELATE source code from the official website:

cd /usr/local/src
sudo git clone https://github.com/MyersResearchGroup/relate.git
cd relate
sudo git checkout v1.1.1
sudo git submodule update --init

7. Build and install RELATE:

mkdir build
cd build
sudo cmake ..
sudo make
sudo make install

8. Verify that the installation was successful by typing the following command:

relate --version

This should display the version of RELATE installed.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install RELATE on Alpine Linux Latest. If you followed the steps correctly, you should now have a fully functional installation of RELATE on your system.

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