How to Install and Uninstall bcftools Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "bcftools" package

This is a short guide on how to install bcftools on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bcftools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bcftools" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall bcftools on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bcftools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcftools package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: bcftools
Version: 1.9-1
Installed-Size: 1846
Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: samtools (<< 1.0)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.23), libhts2 (>= 1.6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), perl:any
Suggests: python, python-numpy, python-matplotlib, texlive-latex-recommended
Breaks: samtools (<< 1.0)
Description: genomic variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files
Description-md5: 2de6efc9fd60536b3eed1acdf68063bd
Homepage: http://samtools.github.io/bcftools/
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bcftools/bcftools_1.9-1_amd64.deb
Size: 526688
MD5sum: a80c75fe30e60cf60afed1a0b7165b3b
SHA256: 0acda0d7756a9f713ef748fa22a3aa5cfdd47ac759d292d6e362f26d1323a836